Halsted station (CTA Orange Line)

Halsted station is an "L" station on the CTA Orange Line, located near the intersection of Halsted Street and Archer Avenue in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. The station opened in 1993 as part of the extension to Midway Airport. A previous railroad station just to the east opened in 1902 and served the Metra Heritage Corridor until 1984.

Halsted
 
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General information
Location2520 South Archer Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°50′48″N 87°38′53″W / 41.84678°N 87.64809°W / 41.84678; -87.64809
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Midway Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport CTA: 8, 44, 62
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Parking31 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1993
Passengers
2020275,368[1]Decrease 64.1%
Rank86 out of 143
Services
Preceding stationChicago "L"Following station
Ashland
toward Midway
Orange LineRoosevelt
Former services at Halsted Street
Preceding station MetraFollowing station
Brighton Park
toward Joliet
Heritage CorridorUnion Station
Terminus
Preceding stationAlton RailroadFollowing station
Brighton Park
toward St. Louis
Main LineChicago
Terminus
Preceding stationIllinois Central RailroadFollowing station
Lawndale Avenue
toward Addison
West SuburbanRoosevelt Road
Location
Map

History

Alton Railroad station

Now-closed stairs to the former station

Halsted Street station opened in 1902 on the Alton Railroad, replacing the 23rd Street station to the east, which was closed due to elevation of the tracks.[2] By 1911, it had three separate island platforms east of Halsted Street serving the lines of the Alton Railroad (now the Joliet Subdivision), the Illinois Central Railroad (now the Freeport Subdivision), and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (now the Chillicothe Subdivision). Each platform had a separate set of stairs from Halsted Street; the station building was located on the Alton Railroad platform.[3]

The station was served by Illinois Central West Line commuter trains until they were discontinued in 1931.[4] The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) began subsidizing remaining commuter service in 1974, including the Alton Railroad service as the Heritage Corridor. The RTA closed the station on May 15, 1984, along with neighboring Brighton Park and eleven other stations in the system, due to low ridership.[5][6]

"L" station

Construction of the $410 million Midway Line began in 1987. The line largely used existing railroad rights-of-way, including the Joliet Subdivision though the Bridgeport neighborhood.[7] It opened as the Orange Line on October 31, 1993.[8][7] The new Halsted station is located west of the Halsted Street overpass. Like all stations on the line, it was built with an elevator for accessibility.[9]

References

External links

Media related to Halsted (CTA Orange Line) at Wikimedia Commons

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