Halsted
 
800W
2500S
General information
Location2520 South Archer Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°50′48″N 87°38′53″W / 41.84678°N 87.64809°W / 41.84678; -87.64809
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Midway Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport CTA: 8, 44, 62
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Parking31 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1993
Passengers
2020275,368[1] Decrease 64.1%
Rank86 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Ashland
toward Midway
Orange Line Roosevelt
toward Loop
(Library)
Former services at Halsted Street
Preceding station Metra Following station
Brighton Park
toward Joliet
 Heritage Corridor Union Station
Terminus
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Brighton Park
toward St. Louis
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Lawndale Avenue
toward Addison
 West Suburban Roosevelt Road
toward Randolph Street
Location

Halsted station is an "L" station on the CTA Orange Line, located near the intersection of Halsted Street and Archer Avenue in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. The station opened in 1993 as part of the extension to Midway Airport. A previous railroad station just to the east opened in 1902 and served the Metra Heritage Corridor until 1984.

History

Alton Railroad station

Now-closed stairs to the former station

Halsted Street station opened in 1902 on the Alton Railroad, replacing the 23rd Street station to the east, which was closed due to elevation of the tracks.[2] By 1911, it had three separate island platforms east of Halsted Street serving the lines of the Alton Railroad (now the Joliet Subdivision), the Illinois Central Railroad (now the Freeport Subdivision), and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (now the Chillicothe Subdivision). Each platform had a separate set of stairs from Halsted Street; the station building was located on the Alton Railroad platform.[3]

The station was served by Illinois Central West Line commuter trains until they were discontinued in 1931.[4] The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) began subsidizing remaining commuter service in 1974, including the Alton Railroad service as the Heritage Corridor. The RTA closed the station on May 15, 1984, along with neighboring Brighton Park and eleven other stations in the system, due to low ridership.[5][6]

"L" station

Construction of the $410 million Midway Line began in 1987. The line largely used existing railroad rights-of-way, including the Joliet Subdivision though the Bridgeport neighborhood.[7] It opened as the Orange Line on October 31, 1993.[8][7] The new Halsted station is located west of the Halsted Street overpass. Like all stations on the line, it was built with an elevator for accessibility.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Removal of Station". Chicago Tribune. August 12, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Plate 57" (Map). Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Sanborn Map Company. Vol. 3. 1911.
  4. ↑ Suburban Trains West. Illinois Central Railroad. April 29, 1923 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ↑ "RTA closing 13 rail stations". Chicago Tribune. March 9, 1984. p. 51. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. 1 2 "CTA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Orange Line Service to SW Chicago & Midway Airport" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. October 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Officials christen 'L' line". Chicago Tribune. November 4, 1993. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Washburn, Gary (January 23, 1990). "Work starts on Midway 'L' station". Chicago Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

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