Illinois Medical District (CTA station)
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| Location |
430 South Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60612 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′33″N 87°40′26″W / 41.875706°N 87.673932°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface Level | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 22, 1958 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1998 (Damen entrance renovated) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Medical Center (1958–2006) | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
1,026,606[1]  3% (CTA) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 71 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
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Illinois Medical District is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. Prior to June 25, 2006, the station was known as Medical Center. As the name implies, it primarily serves the Illinois Medical District and Tri-Taylor neighborhood, but is also close to the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks sports teams.
Station layout
| G | Ground level | Entrance/Exit, station building |
| P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Blue Line toward Forest Park (Western) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Northbound | → Blue Line toward O'Hare (Racine) → | |
Bus connections
- #7 Harrison
- #50 Damen
- #126 Jackson
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
External links
Media related to Illinois Medical District (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
- Damen entrance in 1958 @ America on the Move (Smithsonian Institution)
- Illinois Medical District Station Page
- Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Ogden Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Paulina Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
View of the eastbound Eisenhower Expressway from the station.
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