O'Hare is a Chicago "L" station located at O'Hare International Airport, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of The Loop. The northwestern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line, it is a subway station with two island platforms serving three tracks, situated under the parking garage for Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Trains are scheduled to depart from O'Hare every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods and take about 40 minutes to travel to the Loop. It is the westernmost station of the Chicago 'L' system. It is also the only station without coordinates in Chicago's grid system, the only underground terminus, and is the only terminal that does not directly connect to any CTA or Pace buses. It is also one of two terminals (the other being Dempster–Skokie on the Yellow Line) that does not have a yard assigned to it (the yard is located at Rosemont, one stop east).
O'Hare station opened on September 3, 1984, as the terminus of an extension of the West-Northwest route from its former terminal at River Road.[2] It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn.[3]
Introduction of premium fareedit
For the first 28 years of O'Hare station's operations, the fare passengers paid the same fare to enter it as they would at any other "L" station. The premium fare was imposed on O'Hare passengers in 2013; first (in January 2013), only passengers buying single-ride tickets had to pay the surcharge; by July of the same year, the surcharge was imposed on most other passengers (those using Ventra or a Ventra Card Plus) as well.[4]
On March 24, 2014, a train approaching the station on the middle track collided with the bumper, then jumped the tracks and crashed into the escalators, injuring 32 people.[5] The station reopened on March 30, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.[6]
Architectureedit
The station was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn in the distinctive Postmodernism style. The column-free platform is paved with concrete and the walls are constructed of wavy glass block with backlighting. The mezzanine is designed to mimic an airplane fuselage.[citation needed]
Bus and rail connectionsedit
Take Airport Transit System to the Multi-Modal Facility (MMF) Stop to access connections
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^Papajohn, George (September 4, 1984). "O'Hare's 'L' Service Gets Inaugural Cheer". Chicago Tribune. p. A1.
^Garfield, Graham. "O'Hare". Chicago-"L".org. Retrieved September 30, 2006.
^Hilkevitch, Jon (2013-07-01). "CTA ends break in extra charge for Blue Line trips from O'Hare: Chicago Card users join other riders in having to pay $5, but airport and airline workers still exempt".
^Commuter Train Derails at Chicago Airport (Yahoo News)
^Schulte, Sarah (March 30, 2014). "CTA Blue Line O'Hare stop reopens Sunday following derailment". abc7chicago.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External linksedit
Media related to O'Hare (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
December 14, 2023
hare, station, this, article, about, station, metra, station, hare, transfer, station, hare, chicago, station, located, hare, international, airport, miles, northwest, loop, northwestern, terminus, chicago, transit, authority, blue, line, subway, station, with. This article is about the CTA station For the Metra station see O Hare Transfer station O Hare is a Chicago L station located at O Hare International Airport 17 miles 27 km northwest of The Loop The northwestern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority s Blue Line it is a subway station with two island platforms serving three tracks situated under the parking garage for Terminals 1 2 and 3 Trains are scheduled to depart from O Hare every 2 7 minutes during rush hour periods and take about 40 minutes to travel to the Loop It is the westernmost station of the Chicago L system It is also the only station without coordinates in Chicago s grid system the only underground terminus and is the only terminal that does not directly connect to any CTA or Pace buses It is also one of two terminals the other being Dempster Skokie on the Yellow Line that does not have a yard assigned to it the yard is located at Rosemont one stop east O HareChicago L rapid transit stationGeneral informationLocation1000 O Hare DriveChicago Illinois 60666Coordinates41 58 52 N 87 54 03 W 41 981127 N 87 900876 W 41 981127 87 900876Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s O Hare BranchPlatforms1 bay platformTracks3ConnectionsAirport Transit SystemPace BusesConstructionStructure typeSubwayParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationIATA codeORDHistoryOpenedSeptember 3 1984 39 years ago 1984 09 03 Passengers20222 368 464 1 31 6 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationTerminus Blue Line Rosemonttoward Forest ParkTrack layoutLegendBlue Lineeast to Forest ParkLocation Contents 1 History 1 1 Introduction of premium fare 1 2 Accident 2 Architecture 3 Bus and rail connections 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp O Hare destination signO Hare station opened on September 3 1984 as the terminus of an extension of the West Northwest route from its former terminal at River Road 2 It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy Jahn 3 Introduction of premium fare edit For the first 28 years of O Hare station s operations the fare passengers paid the same fare to enter it as they would at any other L station The premium fare was imposed on O Hare passengers in 2013 first in January 2013 only passengers buying single ride tickets had to pay the surcharge by July of the same year the surcharge was imposed on most other passengers those using Ventra or a Ventra Card Plus as well 4 Accident edit Main article O Hare station train crash On March 24 2014 a train approaching the station on the middle track collided with the bumper then jumped the tracks and crashed into the escalators injuring 32 people 5 The station reopened on March 30 2014 at 2 00 p m 6 Architecture editThe station was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy Jahn in the distinctive Postmodernism style The column free platform is paved with concrete and the walls are constructed of wavy glass block with backlighting The mezzanine is designed to mimic an airplane fuselage citation needed Bus and rail connections editTake Airport Transit System to the Multi Modal Facility MMF Stop to access connectionsAirport Transit System To Terminals 1 2 3 5 and Multi Modal FacilityMetra North Central Service at O Hare Transfer Station via the Airport Transit System to Multi Modal Facility Pace 250 Dempster Street 330 Mannheim LaGrange Roads Pulse Dempster LineReferences edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 10 2023 Papajohn George September 4 1984 O Hare s L Service Gets Inaugural Cheer Chicago Tribune p A1 Garfield Graham O Hare Chicago L org Retrieved September 30 2006 Hilkevitch Jon 2013 07 01 CTA ends break in extra charge for Blue Line trips from O Hare Chicago Card users join other riders in having to pay 5 but airport and airline workers still exempt Commuter Train Derails at Chicago Airport Yahoo News Schulte Sarah March 30 2014 CTA Blue Line O Hare stop reopens Sunday following derailment abc7chicago com Retrieved April 1 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to O Hare CTA at Wikimedia Commons Train schedule PDF at CTA official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title O 27Hare station amp oldid 1182464310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
