The station opened on October 28, 1962 and was formerly called Harlem Terminal. The Lake Street Elevated went further through Oak Park and was built to Marion Street in 1901 and extended just a few blocks west past Harlem Avenue to Forest Park station on May 20, 1910. It was built at street-level and the tracks also paralleled the adjacent Chicago & North Western Railroad and the street-level operation began to result a number of crossing accidents for both railroads, typically due to pedestrians and wagon drivers failing to take note of approaching trains. Neither the "L" nor the C&NW had any type of crossing protection originally. Harlem was a consolidation of the Forest Park and Marion stations.
Locationedit
The station is located at 1 South Harlem Avenue and is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line. Though the station is named Harlem/Lake, Lake Street does not intersect with the station; the station is located at Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard. The station is next to the Oak Park Metra commuter railroad station. It is located between the Oak Park and Forest Park boundary line at Harlem Avenue.
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlem (CTA Green Line).
Harlem/Lake Station Page
Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Marion Street entrance (also to Metra) from Google Maps Street View
January 01, 1970
harlem, lake, station, harlem, lake, announced, harlem, station, chicago, transit, authority, system, serving, green, line, northwestern, terminus, green, line, harlem, lake, 1200w100schicago, rapid, transit, stationstation, platform, looking, east, park, metr. Harlem Lake announced as Harlem is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority s L system serving the Green Line It is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line Harlem Lake 1200W100SChicago L rapid transit stationStation platform looking east The Oak Park Metra station can be seen in the background General informationLocation1 South Harlem Avenue Forest Park Illinois 60130Coordinates41 53 13 N 87 48 17 W 41 88706 N 87 80486 W 41 88706 87 80486Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s Lake BranchPlatforms1 Island platformTracks2ConnectionsMetra Oak ParkCTA BusesPace BusesConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedOctober 28 1962Rebuilt1996Previous namesHarlem TerminalHarlemPassengers2022511 312 1 12 3 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following station Terminus Green Line Oak Parktoward Ashland 63rd or Cottage GroveTrack layoutLegend Harlem Yard Green UP W west to Elburn Circle Ave IL 43 Harlem Ave Forest Park River Forest Oak Park Green ends Green Harlem Lake North Blvd Marion St South Blvd UP W Oak Park Green to Ashland 63rd orCottage Grove UP W east to OgilvieLocation Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Bus and rail connections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Harlem destination sign The station opened on October 28 1962 and was formerly called Harlem Terminal The Lake Street Elevated went further through Oak Park and was built to Marion Street in 1901 and extended just a few blocks west past Harlem Avenue to Forest Park station on May 20 1910 It was built at street level and the tracks also paralleled the adjacent Chicago amp North Western Railroad and the street level operation began to result a number of crossing accidents for both railroads typically due to pedestrians and wagon drivers failing to take note of approaching trains Neither the L nor the C amp NW had any type of crossing protection originally Harlem was a consolidation of the Forest Park and Marion stations Location editThe station is located at 1 South Harlem Avenue and is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line Though the station is named Harlem Lake Lake Street does not intersect with the station the station is located at Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard The station is next to the Oak Park Metra commuter railroad station It is located between the Oak Park and Forest Park boundary line at Harlem Avenue Bus and rail connections editCTA 90 Harlem Pace 307 Harlem 309 Lake Street 313 St Charles Road 318 West North Avenue Metra Union Pacific West LineSee also editHarlem CTA Blue Line Congress branch station Harlem CTA Blue Line O Hare branch station References edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 20 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlem CTA Green Line Harlem Lake Station Page Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Marion Street entrance also to Metra from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harlem Lake station amp oldid 1189144483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
