Lake is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line in the

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that is part of the State Street subway. Lake is a transfer station between the Red Line and the

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, and

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Lines at the station and the Blue Line at via the

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. In 2019, Lake had an average of 19,364 weekday passenger entries, making it the busiest 'L' station. Lake is linked to

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and

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via a

connection that can be accessed at its Randolph–Washington exit. On November 20, 2009, the Chicago Pedway, along with the Block 37 shopping mall, reopened, linking the free sections of Lake and

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stations. This station was originally part of the closed station. The two were separated on June 2, 1996, due to the renovation project of the Randolph-Washington mezzanine and Lake became an independent station on November 18, 1997, in order to better facilitate transfers between the Red Line subway and the elevated station.

Bus connections

CTA * 2 Hyde Park Express (Weekday Rush Hours Only) * 6 Jackson Park Express * 10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day through Labor Day only) * 29 State * 36 Broadway * 62 Archer (Owl Service) * 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express

References

External links

Lake/State Station Page
at Chicago-'L'.org
Train schedule (PDF)
a
CTA official siteLake/State Station Page
on the CTA official site
Lake Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewRandolph Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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