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and farecard transfers to

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and Pink Line trains are available via the

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station. Like the station, the northern extension of which was reconfigured as the station, Jackson was originally double-length, with a third station mezzanine at Van Buren Street and Congress Parkway. The Van Buren-Congress mezzanine closed on January 6, 1984, following the closure of the South Loop's main anchor,

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, which had a direct entrance from the mezzanine. At the same time, the south end of the Jackson platform beyond the Jackson-Van Buren mezzanine was closed off with a plywood wall and both the platform area and mezzanine now remain, but abandoned. The street level entrances to the Van Buren-Congress mezzanine were removed when State Street was remodeled in 1997, replaced with access through grates, which can be seen on the sidewalks between Van Buren Street and Ida B. Wells Drive. The accessible entrance is located on the west side of State Street between Jackson & Adams, just south of 220 State Street.

Bus connections

CTA * 1 Bronzeville/Union Station (Weekday Rush Hours only) * 2 Hyde Park Express (Weekday Rush Hours only) * 6 Jackson Park Express * 7 Harrison * 10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day through Labor Day only) * 29 State * 36 Broadway * 62 Archer (Owl Service) * 126 Jackson * 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express * 147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express * 151 Sheridan

References

External links

Jackson/State Station Page
at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF)
a
CTA official site

Jackson/State Station PageCTA official site

Adams Street/Jackson Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View

Van Buren Street/Jackson Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
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