Harlem is a Chicago "L" station serving the Blue Line's O'Hare branch in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood. It is not to be confused with the other Harlem Blue Line station. Trains run from Harlem every 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 30–45 minutes to travel to the Loop.[2] O'Hare-bound trains take 10 minutes to reach the airport from Harlem. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway.
Harlem station opened on February 27, 1983 as part of the 7.9-mile extension of the West-Northwest Route from Jefferson Park to O'Hare.[3] Similar to the 1970-built stations on the previous Kennedy Extension (Addison to Jefferson Park), Harlem station sits in the median of the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90). Where the previous Kennedy stations were all designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to be aesthetically similar in appearance, stations on the O'Hare Extension beyond Jefferson Park were designed by four different firms in a variety of architectural styles. The Harlem station, the only one designed by SOM, shares a similar boxy, open design of the previous 1970 Kennedy Extension (and the 1969-built Dan Ryan stations), except the newer Harlem station has an enclosed platform canopy where the support frame was designed on the highway median walls, thus providing an unobstructed platform, free of column supports. An almost identical canopy frame was also employed at the Cumberland station, however, it was designed another architectural super-giant, Perkins + Will.
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^(PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. February 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
^Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
External linksEdit
Harlem (O'Hare Line) Station Page
Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Bus Terminal Entrance along Bryn Mawr Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Bus Terminal Entrance along Higgins Avenue from Google Maps Street View
August 27, 2023
harlem, station, blue, line, hare, branch, other, uses, harlem, station, disambiguation, harlem, chicago, station, serving, blue, line, hare, branch, chicago, norwood, park, neighborhood, confused, with, other, harlem, blue, line, station, trains, from, harlem. For other uses see Harlem station disambiguation Harlem is a Chicago L station serving the Blue Line s O Hare branch in Chicago s Norwood Park neighborhood It is not to be confused with the other Harlem Blue Line station Trains run from Harlem every 2 7 minutes during rush hour and take 30 45 minutes to travel to the Loop 2 O Hare bound trains take 10 minutes to reach the airport from Harlem The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway Harlem 7200W5600NChicago L rapid transit stationGeneral informationLocation5550 North Harlem AvenueChicago Illinois 60656Coordinates41 58 57 N 87 48 25 W 41 982456 N 87 80705 W 41 982456 87 80705Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s O Hare BranchPlatforms1 Island platformTracks2ConnectionsCTA and Pace BusesConstructionStructure typeExpressway medianParking53 SpacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedFebruary 27 1983Rebuilt2016Passengers2022408 194 1 26 3 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationCumberlandtoward O Hare Blue Line Jefferson Parktoward Forest ParkTrack layoutLegendBlue Linewest to O HareHarlem Ave Blue Lineeast to Forest ParkLocationHarlem station opened on February 27 1983 as part of the 7 9 mile extension of the West Northwest Route from Jefferson Park to O Hare 3 Similar to the 1970 built stations on the previous Kennedy Extension Addison to Jefferson Park Harlem station sits in the median of the Kennedy Expressway Interstate 90 Where the previous Kennedy stations were all designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill SOM to be aesthetically similar in appearance stations on the O Hare Extension beyond Jefferson Park were designed by four different firms in a variety of architectural styles The Harlem station the only one designed by SOM shares a similar boxy open design of the previous 1970 Kennedy Extension and the 1969 built Dan Ryan stations except the newer Harlem station has an enclosed platform canopy where the support frame was designed on the highway median walls thus providing an unobstructed platform free of column supports An almost identical canopy frame was also employed at the Cumberland station however it was designed another architectural super giant Perkins Will Contents 1 Bus connections 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 Notes and references 4 1 Notes 4 2 References 5 External linksBus connections EditCTA 88 Higgins 90 HarlemPace 209 Busse Highway Weekdays only 423 Linden CTA The Glen Harlem CTA Weekdays only Gallery Edit Harlem Transit Center Sign November 2007 Harlem Station Mural February 2008 View of the Kennedy Expressway from the platform November 2007See also EditHarlem CTA Blue Line Congress branch Harlem Lake CTA Green Line Notes and references EditNotes Edit References Edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 10 2023 Blue Line Route wide Timetable PDF Chicago Transit Authority February 7 2010 Archived from the original PDF on February 15 2010 Retrieved March 29 2010 Young David John C White February 27 1983 First Link of O Hare Line Opens Chicago Tribune p 1 External links EditHarlem O Hare Line Station Page Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Bus Terminal Entrance along Bryn Mawr Avenue from Google Maps Street View Bus Terminal Entrance along Higgins Avenue from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harlem station CTA Blue Line O 27Hare branch amp oldid 1159453463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
