69th is a
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
on the
Chicago Transit Authority
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its surrounding suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago 'L' and CTA bus service. In , the system had a ridership of , o ...
's
'L' system, serving the
Red Line. The station is located in the median of the
Dan Ryan Expressway
The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with Interstate 290 (I-290) near Downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both I-90 and I-94 south to 66th Street, a d ...
, within the
Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. This station connects with the second most bus routes (first is 95th/Dan Ryan) on the Dan Ryan Branch, and is one of the terminals for the N5 South Shore Night Bus (the other is 95th/Dan Ryan). This makes it an important connection for buses, especially Night Owl connections.
69th was closed from May to October 2013 as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project.
History
The
Normal Park Branch
The Normal Park branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago "L" system from 1907 to 1954. The branch served the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of four elevated stations. It opened on May 25, 1907, and closed on ...
, built by the
South Side Elevated Railroad
The South Side Elevated Railroad (originally Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) was the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from downtown Chicago to Jackson Park, with branches to Englewood, Normal Par ...
, ran as a short shuttle service from
Harvard station to Parnell and 69th Street, a half mile west from the Dan Ryan. This service had very low ridership and the line was demolished by 1954.
69th was built in a modern, International style featuring large amounts of steel and glass and very little amenities, to complement the design of the brand new stainless-steel
2200 series 2200 series may refer to:
Train types
* 2200 series (CTA)
* Hankyu 2200 series electric multiple unit
* Keihan 2200 series electric multiple unit
* Meitetsu 2200 series, a Japanese train type
Other uses
* Unisys 2200 Series system architecture
...
trains that ran on the brand-new line.
Bus connections
CTA
*
N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service)
*
29 State
*
30 South Chicago (Monday–Saturday only)
*
67 67th/69th/71st
*
71 71st/South Shore
*
169 69th/UPS Express (Weekday UPS shifts only)
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Train schedule (PDF)a
CTA official siteat Chicago-L.org
69th/Dan Ryan Station PageCTA official site69th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
CTA Red Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1969
CTA stations in highway medians
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