Polk (CTA station)

Polk
Location	1713 West Polk Street Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates	41°52′18″N 87°40′10″W / 41.871551°N 87.66953°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Pink Line
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 28, 1896
Rebuilt	1983
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	993,972[1]  3.8%
Rank	73 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station 18th toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line Ashland toward The Loop
Route map Legend Pink Line north to Loop Polk St. Pink Line south to 54/Cermak

Polk is an 'L' station on the Pink Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. It is adjacent to Rush University Medical Center within the Illinois Medical District in the Near West Side community area.

History

Polk Station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.^[2] In 1983 the original station was demolished and rebuilt. A Dunkin' Donuts was added to the station in September 2004.^[3]

Bus connections

CTA

• #7 Harrison
• #157 Streeterville/Taylor

Pace

• #755 Plainfield-IMD Express

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. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
2. "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1896. p. 5.
3. http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/polk.html

External links

Media related to Polk (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

An older sign at the station with the name "Polk/Medical Center."