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Chicago "L" station
Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren
, (formerly
Library-State/Van Buren
, formerly
State/Van Buren
), is an
'L'
station serving the
CTA's
Brown
,
Orange
,
Pink
, and
Purple
Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the
Harold Washington Library
building, but this direct connection was never built. Farecard transfers are also available at the station for the
Red
and
Blue Lines
via the
Jackson/State
and
Jackson/Dearborn
subway stations, respectively. It was originally known as State/Van Buren when it first opened in 1897. The original station closed on September 2, 1973, along with six other stations, due to low ridership, and demolished in 1975.
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The new station was rebuilt and reopened on June 22, 1997 in order to serve the Harold Washington Library.
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The Chicago Transit Authority board voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, to rename the station to its current name.
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Bus connections
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View of Library-State/Van Buren from Dearborn Street
CTA
- 2 Hyde Park Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
- 6 Jackson Park Express
- 10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day-Labor Day Only)
- 22 Clark (Owl Service)
- 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
- 29 State
- 36 Broadway
- 62 Archer (Owl Service)
- 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express
- 147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
References
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- ^
"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020"
(PDF)
. Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021
. Retrieved
May 31,
2021
.
- ^
Buck, Thomas (September 2, 1973). "CTA Shutting Down 7 Rapid Transit Stations Today".
Chicago Tribune
. p. 5.
- ^
Hilkevitch, Jon (June 18, 1997). "Library Going on CTA Line - New Rail Station to Bring Riders Right Next to Books".
Chicago Tribune
. p. 3.
- ^
Hilkevitch, Jon.
"
'L' stop named for Mayor Harold Washington"
.
Chicago Breaking News
. Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
October 7,
2010
.
External links
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Media related to
Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren (CTA)
at Wikimedia Commons