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Garfield (CTA Green Line)
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Garfield is one of two stations
on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago
. It serves the Chicago Transit Authority
's 'L' system
's Green Line
. It is situated at 319 E Garfield Boulevard, three blocks east of State Street
. It opened on October 12, 1892. This station is the southernmost consolidated Green Line station: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at East 63rd-Cottage Grove
.
Another station
on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway
, serves the Red Line
.
This is the 'L' stop nearest to the University of Chicago
and the Museum of Science and Industry
, although still more than two miles away from the Museum. People looking to go to either of these destinations can take the 55 bus.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. It serves the Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs....
's 'L' system
Chicago 'L'
The L is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority...
's Green Line
Green Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Green Line is part of the CTA rapid transit system known as the Chicago 'L'. It is the only completely elevated route in the 'L' system. It utilizes the system's oldest segments , extending with 29 stops between Forest Park and Oak Park , through Chicago's Loop, to the South Side and Englewood...
. It is situated at 319 E Garfield Boulevard, three blocks east of State Street
State Street (Chicago)
State Street is a large south-north street in Chicago, Illinois, USA and its south suburbs. It begins on the Near North Side at North Avenue. For much of its course, it lies between Wabash Avenue on the east and Dearborn Street/Lafayette Avenue on the west...
. It opened on October 12, 1892. This station is the southernmost consolidated Green Line station: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at East 63rd-Cottage Grove
East 63rd-Cottage Grove (CTA)
Cottage Grove is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line's East 63rd branch. It is situated at 800 E 63rd Street. It opened on April 23, 1893...
.
Another station
Garfield (CTA Red Line)
Garfield is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line.This is the stop of choice on the Red Line for persons trying to get to the University of Chicago or the Museum of Science and Industry.-Bus connections:CTA...
on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway
Dan Ryan Expressway
The Dan Ryan is an expressway in the city of Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both Interstate 94 and Interstate 90 south to 66th Street, a distance of...
, serves the Red Line
Red Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The northern terminus of the Red Line is Howard Street in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago , on the City Limits farthest north. The Red Line extends southeasterly on an elevated embankment structure about a half-mile west of the lakefront to Touhy Avenue then turns south along Glenwood...
.
This is the 'L' stop nearest to the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and the Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
, although still more than two miles away from the Museum. People looking to go to either of these destinations can take the 55 bus.
Bus connections
CTA-
#55 Garfield (Owl Service)