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LaSalle station (CTA)

Coordinates: 41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
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LaSalle
 
140W
500S
General information
Location150 West Ida B. Wells Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
Owned byCity of Chicago
LineMilwaukee–Dearborn subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Rock Island District at LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth49 feet (15 m)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951; 75 years ago (1951-02-25)
Previous namesCongress Terminal
Passengers
2024540,910[1]Increase 9.5%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Clinton Blue Line
Jackson
toward O'Hare 
Location
Map

LaSalle is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois.

History

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LaSalle station opened on February 25, 1951, as the southern terminal of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway on the CTA's Milwaukee Avenue route.[2] It remained a terminal station until it was connected to the new Congress Expressway route in June 1958.

Location

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The station is located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois. It is the closest station to LaSalle Street Station,[3] terminal for Rock Island District Metra trains.

Bus and rail connections

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CTA

  •  24  Wentworth
  •  36  Broadway

Metra

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Nine: Finally a Subway". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–102. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
  3. ^ Garfield, Graham. "LaSalle". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
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