43rd (CTA station)

43rd
Location 314 East 43rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60653
Coordinates 41°48′59″N 87°37′08″W / 41.816462°N 87.619021°W / 41.816462; -87.619021
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened August 15, 1892[1]
Rebuilt 1976, 1990, 1996
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 354,285[2]Decrease 2.5%
Rank 130 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
Route map
Legend

Green Line
north to Harlem/Lake

43rd St.

Green Line
south to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove

43rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Grand Boulevard community area in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 314 E 43rd Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892.

Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. "More for a Nickel". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 16, 1892. p. 1.
  2. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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