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Logan Square Station
Logan Square is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line and the Logan Square neighborhood. It was the terminus of the Milwaukee Elevated until it was extended to Jefferson Park in 1970 via the Kennedy Expressway. From Logan Square, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 14 minutes to travel to the Loop. O'Hare-bound trains typically take 26 minutes to reach the airport from Logan Square. History The current subway station replaced an older elevated station that opened in 1895 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated line. The older Logan Square station was the terminal of the West-Northwest Route (the predecessor to the Blue Line) until 1970, when the line was extended via the Kennedy Expressway The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a nearly freeway in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Portions of the freeway carry I-190, I-90 and I-94. The freeway runs in a southeast–northwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Expressway
The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a nearly freeway in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Portions of the freeway carry I-190, I-90 and I-94. The freeway runs in a southeast–northwest direction between the central city neighborhood of the West Loop and O'Hare International Airport. The highway was named in commemoration of 35th US President John F. Kennedy. It conforms to the Chicago-area term of using the word ''expressway'' for an Interstate Highway without tolls. The Kennedy's official endpoints are the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway/ Ida B. Wells Drive) and the Dan Ryan Expressway (also I-90/94) at the east end, and the O'Hare Airport terminals at the west end. I-190 runs from the western terminus at O'Hare Airport for , where it meets I-90 and runs a further , before joining with I-94 for the final . Traveling eastbound from O'Hare, the Kennedy interchanges with the eastern terminus of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedzie Avenue
Kedzie Avenue is a major north–south street in Chicago, Illinois. Both Kedzie streets in Chicago and suburban Evanston are named after John H. Kedzie, an early Chicago real-estate developer. Kedzie Avenue extends more than from the southern suburb of Olympia Fields to Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North), and again from Lincoln Avenue (6100 North) to the Evanston border at Howard Street (7600 North). In Chicago's street grid, Kedzie Avenue is located at 3200 West, west of State Street (0 East/West). Between Palmer Street (2200 North) and Logan Boulevard (2600 North), Kedzie Avenue is part of Chicago's boulevard system and, as such, is signed as Kedzie Boulevard. On its path through the city, Kedzie passes through the neighborhoods of (from south to north) Mount Greenwood, Ashburn, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, Brighton Park, Little Village, Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Avondale, Irving Park, Albany Park, North Park and West Ridge, in add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Hare Branch (CTA)
The Blue Line is a Chicago "L" line which runs from O'Hare International Airport at the far northwest end of the city, through downtown via the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway and across the West Side to its southwest end in Forest Park, with a total of 33 stations (11 on the Forest Park branch, 9 in the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway and 13 on the O'Hare branch). At about 27 miles, it is the longest line on the Chicago "L" system and second busiest, and one of the longest local subway/elevated lines in the world. It has an average of 72,475 passengers boarding each weekday in 2023. Chicago's Blue Line and Red Line offer 24-hour service, every day, year-round. This makes Chicago, New York City, and Copenhagen the only three cities in the world to offer local nonstop rail service throughout their city limits 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Blue Line is one of two lines in Chicago with more than one station having the same name, with the Green Line being the other. (The Blue L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTA Blue Line Stations
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List Of Chicago Transit Authority Bus Routes
This is a list of bus routes operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. In , the CTA bus system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Routes running Night service (public transport), 24 hours a day, seven days a week are: * The N4 (between () and Washington/State only), * N9 (between () and North/Clark only), * N20 (between Washington/State and Austin), * N22 (between Howard and Harrison), * N34 (between () and 131st/Ellis), * N49 (between 79th and Berwyn), * N53 (between Harrison and Irving Park only), * N55 (between Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Museum of Science and Industry and 55th/St. Louis only), * N60 (between Washington/State and ()), * N62 (between Washington/State and Midway), * N63 (between () and 63rd/Stony Island), * N66 (between Chicago/Austin and Washington/State), * N77 (between Harlem and Halsted only), * N79 (between Western and Lakefront only), * N81 (between () and Wilson/Marine Drive), * N87 (between Western and () only). C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmont Station (CTA Blue Line)
Belmont is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. The station is located at Belmont and Kimball Avenues in the Avondale neighborhood. From Belmont, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hours, and take 16 minutes to reach the Loop. History Belmont station opened in 1970 as part of an extension of the West-Northwest route to Jefferson Park in the median of the Kennedy Expressway The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a nearly freeway in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Portions of the freeway carry I-190, I-90 and I-94. The freeway runs in a southeast–northwest direction between the central city neighborhood of the .... The station is similar in design as the previous station, Logan Square, as an underground, island platform station. Unlike Logan Square, Belmont has only one exit. Belmont Blue Gateway Project The $17 million project began in 2017 and was completed on March 29, 2019, with additional work continuing on the station's platform until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad (known as the ''Met'' or ''Polly "L"'') was the third elevated rapid transit line to be built in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first of Chicago 'L', Chicago’s elevated lines to be electrically powered. The Metropolitan Main Line (CTA), main line ran from downtown Chicago to Marshfield Avenue, with branches to Logan Square branch, Logan Square, Humboldt Park branch (CTA), Humboldt Park, Garfield Park branch (CTA), Garfield Park, and Douglas Branch, Douglas Park (eventually extended to the suburb of Berwyn, Illinois). Portions of the system are still operated as sections of the Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority), Blue Line and the Pink Line (Chicago Transit Authority), Pink Line. Operation At 6:00 am on May 7, 1895, the first train of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated left the Damen (CTA Blue Line), Robey Street station bound for the downtown terminal at Canal. Consolidation In 1913, Chicago's four elevated railroad companies ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Square Station (CTA Logan Square Branch)
Logan Square was an elevated station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Logan Square branch and the Logan Square neighborhood. History The elevated station was opened in 1895 as part of an extension of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated line. The older Logan Square station was the terminal of the West-Northwest Route (the predecessor to the Blue Line) until 1970, when the line was extended via the Kennedy Expressway to Jefferson Park. The elevated station was demolished and replaced with a subway station. Station details Operations and connections Streetcars replaced cable cars on Milwaukee Avenue between Lawrence and downtown on August 19, 1906. An extension route from Lawrence to Imlay, near the Forest Preserve, opened on December 11, 1914, and the lines were through-routed on October 1, 1927. Streetcars were typically one car A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Square Station - CTA
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Jefferson Park Transit Center
The Jefferson Park Transit Center is an intermodal passenger transport hub in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It serves as a station for rail and also as a bus terminal. Jefferson Park Transit Center's railroad station is on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line, with the station located at 4963 North Milwaukee Avenue. Jefferson Park is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Under Metra's zone-based fare system, Jefferson Park is in zone 2. , Jefferson Park is the 97th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 510 weekday boardings. As of May 30, 2023, Metra's Jefferson Park station is served by 60 trains (29 inbound, 31 outbound) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays. It is also an 'L' station on the Blue Line, which stops at a single island platform in the median of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Square, Chicago
Logan Square is an official community area, historical neighborhood, and public square on the northwest side of the City of Chicago. The Logan Square community area is one of the 77 city-designated community areas established for planning purposes. The Logan Square neighborhood, located within the Logan Square community area, is centered on the public square that serves as its namesake, located at the three-way intersection of Milwaukee Avenue, Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard. Logan Square is, in general, bounded by Metra's Milwaukee District North Line on the west, the North Branch of the Chicago River on the east, Diversey Parkway on the north, and the Bloomingdale Trail (also known as "The 606") on the south. The area is characterized by the prominent historical boulevards, stately greystones and large bungalow-style homes. History Name and Centennial Monument Logan Square is named after General John A. Logan, an American soldier and political leader. The sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
