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Oak Park is a station on the Chicago 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch and Oak Park, Illinois. The station is alongside the Eisenhower Expressway between Oak Park Avenue and East Avenue, near the Oak Park Conservatory. The auxiliary entrance on East Avenue is half a block from the Oak Park Conservatory.

Oak Park
 
800W
900S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location950 South Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Coordinates41.872108°N 87.791602°W / 41.872108; -87.791602
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Forest Park Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1960[1][2]
Previous namesKirwin[lower-alpha 1]
Passengers
2020151,589[5] 69.9% (CTA)
Rank121 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Harlem Blue Line
Austin
toward O'Hare
Former services
Preceding station Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Following station
South Oak Park
toward Thatcher's Park
Chicago & Northern Pacific – Main Line South Ridgeland
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
Blue Line
east to O'Hare
East Ave.
Harrison St.
I-290
B&OCT
Garfield St.
Oak Park Ave.
Blue Line
west to Forest Park

Structure


The station consists of a single island platform to the south of the Eisenhower Expressway with an entrance at each end. The main entrance is located at the west end of the platform off of Oak Park Avenue and is connected to the platform by a long ramp. The auxiliary farecard-only entrance is located at the east end of the platform off of East Avenue and is connected to the platform via a staircase and horizontal walkway. The CSX tracks are south of the station.


Bus connections


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Notes and references



Notes


  1. A passenger station along the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad previously existed at this location[3][4]

References


  1. "CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. W3.
  2. "Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. 25.
  3. Allen, W.F. (January 1893). "Travelers' Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada". Google Books. The National Railway Publication Company, Publishers and Prorietors. p. 412. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "Map of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company and connections". Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center. Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company. 1898. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.


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