Harrison station (CTA)

Harrison
Location	608 South State Street Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates	41°52′27″N 87°37′39″W / 41.874039°N 87.627479°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Rebuilt	2014
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,348,807[1]  3.1%
Rank	52 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Jackson station (CTA Red Line) toward Howard Red Line State Street Subway Roosevelt toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Route map Legend State Street Red Line north to Howard Harrison Street Polk Street Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Harrison is an 'L' subway station on the CTA's Red Line in the Chicago Loop. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street Subway. In 2006, the KDR standard signage at Harrison was replaced by the newer Current Graphic Standard signage. On February 9, 2009, a new auxiliary entrance at Polk Street was opened due to an increase of both business and residents living in the South Loop neighborhood. On April 14, 2014, the Polk Street auxiliary entrance was closed, reopening on May 25, 2014. Later the same year, the main entrance closed on June 16 and reopened on July 28.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

• #2 Hyde Park Express
• #6 Jackson Park Express (Southbound)
• #10 Museum Of Science & Industry
• #29 State
• #62 Archer (Owl Service)
• #130 Museum Campus (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
• #146 Inner Drive-Michigan 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. "Customer Alert: Polk Street Auxiliary Entrance To Harrison Station.Opens". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

External links

• Media related to Harrison (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Harrison Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Harrison Station Page CTA official site
• Harrison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Street level staircase entrance to the station