Irving Park (CTA Blue Line)
Encyclopedia
Irving Park is a station
on the Chicago Transit Authority
's 'L' system
, serving the Blue Line
. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway
in the Irving Park
neighborhood. Irving Park is one of two stations that stops in a highway median where the entrance is below the platform; Rosemont
is the other. The station opened in 1970 as a part of the Kennedy extension of the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square
to Jefferson Park.
CTA
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 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...
, serving the Blue Line
Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Blue Line consists of a long trunk line in the Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit system which extends through Chicago's Loop from O'Hare International Airport at the far northwest end of the city, through downtown via the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway, and across the West Side to its...
. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway
Kennedy Expressway
The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. The expressway is named for the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy. The Interstate 90 portion of the Kennedy is a part of the much longer I-90...
in the Irving Park
Irving Park, Chicago
Irving Park is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community area located on the Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Avenue on the north, west of Pulaski Road stretching to...
neighborhood. Irving Park is one of two stations that stops in a highway median where the entrance is below the platform; Rosemont
Rosemont (CTA)
Rosemont is the 'L' station at the intersection of River Road and I-190. It is located in the median of I-190 with one island platform serving two tracks, 16 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop. Trains are scheduled to depart from Rosemont roughly every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and...
is the other. The station opened in 1970 as a part of the Kennedy extension of the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square
Logan Square (CTA)
Logan Square is a subway station in USA on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It was the terminus of the Blue Line until it was extended along the Kennedy Expressway to the Jefferson Park stop in 1970 and to O'Hare Airport in 1984. From Logan Square, trains run at...
to Jefferson Park.
Bus and rail connections
MetraMetra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
- Union Pacific/Northwest LineIrving Park (Metra)Irving Park is a railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Irving Park is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Northwest Line. The station is elevated on a solid-fill embankment which...
CTA
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#53 Pulaski -
#N53 Pulaski (Owl Service) -
#54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd. -
#80 Irving Park -
#X98 Avon Express