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.

LaSalle   140W 500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	150 West Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates	41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	49 ft
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 25, 1951
Previous names	Congress Terminal
Passengers
2020	266,598[1]  69.5% (CTA)
Rank	89 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Clinton toward Forest Park Blue Line Jackson toward O'Hare
Track layout Legend Blue Line east to O'Hare Blue Line west to Forest Park

History

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

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

CTA

• 24 Wentworth
• 36 Broadway

Metra

• LaSalle Street Station

References

External links

• LaSalle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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