Clinton station (CTA Blue Line)

Clinton is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line and the West Loop neighborhood of the larger Near West Side community area. The Congress Branch of the Blue line opened in June 1958, and connected to the existing Dearborn subway at LaSalle. It is the closest 'L' station to Union Station, which doubles as Chicago's Amtrak station and the downtown terminal for several Metra lines. It is also the closest station to Chicago's Greyhound Bus terminal. Union Station is two blocks north, while Greyhound is one block west.

Clinton
 
540W
500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location426 South Clinton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Coordinates41.875539°N 87.640984°W / 41.875539; -87.640984
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Union Station
CTA and Greyhound Buses
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth66 ft (20 m)
History
OpenedJune 22, 1958
Passengers
2019980,480[1] 7.1% (CTA)
Rank66 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
UIC–Halsted Blue Line
LaSalle
toward O'Hare
Track layout
Blue Line
east to O'Hare
Blue Line
west to Forest Park

It is also the deepest station on the CTA system.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
  • 37 Sedgwick (Weekdays only)
  • 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
  • 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)
  • 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Pace

  • 754 Lewis University/CTA Blue Line Clinton Station Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Greyhound[3]

  • Two blocks southwest

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    2. "CTA Blue Line Facts". world.nycsubway.org.
    3. http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/terminal.aspx?city=560252 Chicago Greyhound Terminal


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