Harlem is a

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on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's

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. The station was built with an auxiliary entrance at Circle Avenue that was eventually converted to an single turnstile facility. The Circle Avenue entrance reopened as an auxiliary entrance/exit on September 26, 2009, at 4 PM. To the south of the station is the

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(formerly Ferrara Pan

Blue Line and an annual total of 346,005 passengers have boarded the station in 2012. The station is not to be confused with the Blue Line's other Harlem station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)">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 Harlem Avenue that is located on the Kennedy Expressway portion of the line connections.

History

Wisconsin Avenue station (AE&C, 1902–1905)

The Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway (AE&C) began service on August 25, 1902, and opened a station on Wisconsin Avenue by October. The Garfield Park branch, opened by the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad in 1895, abutted the AE&C's line and took over local service in the area on March 11, 1905. Rather than continue using the Wisconsin Avenue station, the Metropolitan decided to open two stations in the vicinity, one at Harlem and the other at Home Avenue.

Garfield Park station (1905–1958)

The Garfield Park branch continued until it was replaced by the

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in 1958.

Blue Line station (1960–present)

The current Blue Line Harlem station opened in 1960.

Bus Connections

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* 307 Harlem

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Harlem (Congress Line) Station PageCircle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street ViewHarlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Looking down on Harlem L station

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