Harlem is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch in Forest Park, Illinois. 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.[4] To the south of the station is the Ferrara Candy Company (formerly Ferrara Pan [the "Pan" part of the name was dropped in 2012.) A Roos chest-making factory was located west of the station and Circle Avenue until it was torn down in 2013 to make way for a new recreation park that opened there in 2018. The Roos company closed for good in 1951.
Harlem opened in 1960 and is composed of a main entrance on Harlem Avenue and an auxiliary entrance on Circle Avenue, providing access to the station's platform. Harlem is open 24/7 365 days a year as part of the overnight service of the Blue Line and an annual total of 346,005 passengers have boarded the station in 2012.[5] The station is not to be confused with the Blue Line's other station on Harlem Avenue that is located on the Kennedy Expressway portion of the line connections.
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.[6]
Garfield Park station (1905–1958)Edit
The Garfield Park branch continued until it was replaced by the Congress Line in 1958.
Blue Line station (1960–present)Edit
The current Blue Line Harlem station opened in 1960.
^"CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. W3.
^"Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. 25.
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^"Changes to Circle Avenue Exit at the Harlem Station on Forest Park Branch" (Press release). CTA. 2009-09-25.
^(PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
^"Wisconsin Avenue". GreatThirdRail.org. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
External linksEdit
Media related to Harlem (CTA Blue Line Congress branch) at Wikimedia Commons
Harlem (Congress Line) Station Page
Circle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
The station from the Circle Avenue overpass.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlem (CTA Blue Line Congress branch).
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For other uses see Harlem station disambiguation Harlem is a station on the L system serving the Blue Line s Forest Park branch in Forest Park Illinois 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 4 To the south of the station is the Ferrara Candy Company formerly Ferrara Pan the Pan part of the name was dropped in 2012 A Roos chest making factory was located west of the station and Circle Avenue until it was torn down in 2013 to make way for a new recreation park that opened there in 2018 The Roos company closed for good in 1951 Harlem 7200W700SChicago L rapid transit stationLooking down the platform The tracks to the left belong to the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad with a pair of hopper cars at the Ferrara Candy Company also to the left General informationLocation701 South Harlem Avenue Forest Park Illinois 60130Coordinates41 52 25 N 87 48 25 W 41 87349 N 87 806961 W 41 87349 87 806961Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s Forest Park BranchPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeExpressway medianHistoryOpenedMarch 20 1960 1 2 Passengers2022131 278 3 3 2 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationForest ParkTerminus Blue Line Oak Parktoward O HareFormer servicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationHannahtoward Des Plaines Garfield Park branch Hometoward MarshfieldPreceding station Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Following stationForest Hometoward Thatcher s Park Chicago amp Northern Pacific Main Line Kirwintoward ChicagoTrack layoutLegendBlue Lineeast to O HareI 290Harlem Ave B amp OCTCircle Ave Blue Linewest to Forest ParkLocationHarlem opened in 1960 and is composed of a main entrance on Harlem Avenue and an auxiliary entrance on Circle Avenue providing access to the station s platform Harlem is open 24 7 365 days a year as part of the overnight service of the Blue Line and an annual total of 346 005 passengers have boarded the station in 2012 5 The station is not to be confused with the Blue Line s other station on Harlem Avenue that is located on the Kennedy Expressway portion of the line connections Contents 1 History 1 1 Wisconsin Avenue station AE amp C 1902 1905 1 2 Garfield Park station 1905 1958 1 3 Blue Line station 1960 present 2 Bus Connections 3 See also 4 Notes and references 4 1 Notes 4 2 References 5 External linksHistory EditWisconsin Avenue station AE amp C 1902 1905 Edit The Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway AE amp 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 amp 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 6 Garfield Park station 1905 1958 Edit The Garfield Park branch continued until it was replaced by the Congress Line in 1958 Blue Line station 1960 present Edit The current Blue Line Harlem station opened in 1960 Bus Connections EditPace 307 HarlemSee also EditHarlem CTA Blue Line O Hare branch station Harlem CTA Green Line station Notes and references EditNotes Edit References Edit CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way Chicago Daily Tribune March 20 1960 p W3 Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way Chicago Daily Tribune March 20 1960 p 25 Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 10 2023 Changes to Circle Avenue Exit at the Harlem Station on Forest Park Branch Press release CTA 2009 09 25 2012 Annual Ridership Report PDF Chicago Transit Authority transitchicago com Archived from the original PDF on February 4 2018 Retrieved October 20 2013 Wisconsin Avenue GreatThirdRail org Retrieved 22 February 2023 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Harlem CTA Blue Line Congress branch at Wikimedia Commons Harlem Congress Line Station Page Circle Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View nbsp The station from the Circle Avenue overpass nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlem CTA Blue Line Congress branch This article relating to the Chicago Transit Authority is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Illinois train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harlem station CTA Blue Line Forest Park branch amp oldid 1169992849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
