Garfield is an "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E. Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892. This station is the southernmost Green Line station served by both of the Green Line's branches: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at , and one at . Another station, in the median of the

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, serves the Red Line. During the closure of the

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of the Red Line from May through October 2013, Garfield station served as the terminus of several temporary bus routes in order to mitigate the effects of the closure. Each of the bus routes transferred passengers from the sites of closed Red Line stations south of 69th street to Garfield station, where fares were waived while the Red Line remained closed. The station is close to the

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and is the closest 'L' station to the Museum of Science and Industry, although the museum is more than two miles away from the station. One station entrance is the oldest entrance on the CTA system. The entrance closed in 2000 and was filled in with cement in 2013. The front of the entrance remains. In June 2017, the University of Chicago announced plans to renovate the interior and reopen the former station entrance as a part of their Arts Block complex.

Garfield Gateway Project

The $43 million project began on June 15, 2018 and was completed on January 10, 2019.

Bus connections

CTA *55 Garfield (Owl Service)

Image gallery

Image:Garfield CTA 001012.jpg, The original Garfield station before reconstruction in October 2000 Image:Garfield CTA Historic Entrance.jpg, Historic Garfield station entrance and overpass Image:Garfield CTA Sign.JPG, Parking sign File:20130521 21 CTA Red Line Shuttle Terminal @ Garfield.jpg File:20130521 10 CTA Red Line Shuttle Terminal @ Garfield.jpg File:20130521 05 CTA South Side L @ Garfield.jpg, Free entrance to Garfield station during Red Line reconstruction

References

External links

Garfield (Englewood/Jackson Park Line) Station Page
at Chicago-L.org
Garfield Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street ViewGarfield Boulevard Historic Former Entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Chicago Landmark transportation CTA Green Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892 Chicago Landmarks CTA stations located above ground