69th station

69th
Location	15 West 69th Street Chicago, Illinois 60621
Coordinates	41°46′06″N 87°37′33″W / 41.768367°N 87.625724°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Surface Level
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names	69th/State (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,800,001[1]  93%
Rank	38 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station 63rd toward Howard Red Line 79th toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Route map Legend Red Line north to Howard 69th St. Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan

69th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located within the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. This station connects with the second most bus routes (first is 95th/Dan Ryan) on the Dan Ryan Branch, and is one of the terminals for the N5 South Shore Night Bus (the other is 95th/Dan Ryan). This makes it an important connection for buses, especially Night Owl connections.

69th was closed from May to October 2013 as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

• #N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service)
• #29 State
• #30 South Chicago
• #67 67th/69th/71st
• #71 71st/South Shore
• #169 69th/UPS Express

Notes and references

Notes

1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
2. http://www.transitchicago.com/dr-track/

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• 69th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• 69th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site
• 69th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View