An elevated station at Roosevelt opened on June 6, 1892, as part of the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad, the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago.[2] From 1919 to 1963, interurban trains of the North Shore Line also used the station. "L" service through the station was discontinued in 1949 when CTA routed all trains from the Englewood and Jackson Park branches through the State Street subway, using the 13th Street portal, forming the North-South Route (a precursor of today's Red Line), and following the bankruptcy of the North Shore Line in 1963 the station was closed completely and demolished. "L" service resumed passing the site of the original station in 1969 when the CTA began to route Dan Ryan trains into the Loop and a new elevated station was constructed in 1993 as part of the construction of the Orange Line.
Immediately south of the station exists a pocket track, which is used to turn trains back to the Loop if any activity, such as construction, is obstructing rail traffic.
Subway stationedit
The subway station at Roosevelt opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway.[3] In 1993, when the new elevated station was constructed it was intended that there should be a direct link to the subway, however, due to lack of money this was not initially built. In 2002, the stations were finally linked as a single facility through the Roosevelt transfer tunnel.
Operations as a terminusedit
The subway station and elevated station have been used as termini, albeit both on very rare occasions. The elevated station has a reversing track located immediately south of the platform, used only when there is an obstruction between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT and/or Halsted. The subway station last functioned as a terminus during Ravenswood Connector[4] construction, when Brown Line trains were rerouted via the State Street subway to Roosevelt. If there is a service obstruction on the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and Roosevelt, trains are rerouted via the 13th Street Ramp to the Green Line, therefore negating the need for the station to be a terminus.
130 Museum Campus (Memorial Day through Labor Day only)
146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express
192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
Referencesedit
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^"Running on the "L."". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1892. p. 9.
^Shinnick, William (October 17, 1943). "Chicago Underground—A Subway at Last!". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. C1.
^"Roosevelt". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
External linksedit
Media related to Roosevelt (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Roosevelt Station on the CTA website
Roosevelt/State station page at Chicago-L.org
Roosevelt/Wabash station page at Chicago-L.org
April 09, 2024
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Not to be confused with Roosevelt station LRT Roosevelt station CTA Douglas branch or Roosevelt station CTA Westchester branch Roosevelt is an L station on the CTA s Red Green and Orange Lines located between the Chicago Loop and the Near South Side in Chicago Illinois It is situated at 1167 S State Street just north of Roosevelt Road The station is also the closest L station to the Museum Campus of Chicago and Soldier Field which are about 1 2 mile 800 m to the east The Museum Campus 11th Street Metra station is also about 1 3 mile 500 m to the east Roosevelt 1200S1E 1W Roosevelt 50E1200SChicago L rapid transit stationRoosevelt Road s Red Line subway platformGeneral informationLocation1167 South State StreetChicago Illinois 60605Coordinates41 52 03 N 87 37 36 W 41 86750 N 87 62667 W 41 86750 87 62667Owned byCity of ChicagoLine s State Street subwaySouth Side ElevatedPlatforms2 Island platforms 1 Subway 1 Elevated Tracks4 2 Subway 2 Elevated ConstructionStructure typeElevated Orange and Green Lines Subway Red Line ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedJune 6 1892 131 years ago 1892 06 06 elevated October 17 1943 80 years ago 1943 10 17 subway RebuiltElevated 1993Subway 1996Key dates L service ceasedAugust 1 1949 74 years ago 1949 08 01 elevated CNS amp M service ceased closedJanuary 21 1963 61 years ago 1963 01 21 elevated L service restoredNovember 1 1993 30 years ago 1993 11 01 elevated Passengers20221 945 837 1 28 1 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationHarrisontoward Howard Red Line Cermak Chinatowntoward 95th Dan RyanHalstedtoward Midway Orange Line LibraryLoop bound terminusHalstedtoward Midway Adams WabashOne way operationAdams Wabashtoward Harlem Lake Green Line Cermak McCormick Placetoward Ashland 63rd or Cottage GroveFormer servicesPreceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following stationCongress WabashClosed 1949toward Milwaukee North Shore Line TerminusCongress TerminalClosed 1963TerminusPreceding station Chicago L Following stationCongress WabashClosed 1949toward Loop Adams Wabash South Side Elevated 18th StreetClosed 1949toward 58thCongress TerminalClosed 1949TerminusTrack layoutLegendState St Red to HowardGreen to Harlem LakeOrange to the LoopRoosevelt Rd Red south to 95th Dan RyanOrange to MidwayGreen to Ashland 63rd orCottage GroveLocation Contents 1 History and description 1 1 Elevated station 1 2 Subway station 1 3 Operations as a terminus 2 Bus connections 3 References 4 External linksHistory and description editElevated station edit nbsp Roosevelt Wabash elevated platformAn elevated station at Roosevelt opened on June 6 1892 as part of the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago 2 From 1919 to 1963 interurban trains of the North Shore Line also used the station L service through the station was discontinued in 1949 when CTA routed all trains from the Englewood and Jackson Park branches through the State Street subway using the 13th Street portal forming the North South Route a precursor of today s Red Line and following the bankruptcy of the North Shore Line in 1963 the station was closed completely and demolished L service resumed passing the site of the original station in 1969 when the CTA began to route Dan Ryan trains into the Loop and a new elevated station was constructed in 1993 as part of the construction of the Orange Line Immediately south of the station exists a pocket track which is used to turn trains back to the Loop if any activity such as construction is obstructing rail traffic Subway station edit The subway station at Roosevelt opened on October 17 1943 as part of the State Street subway 3 In 1993 when the new elevated station was constructed it was intended that there should be a direct link to the subway however due to lack of money this was not initially built In 2002 the stations were finally linked as a single facility through the Roosevelt transfer tunnel Operations as a terminus edit The subway station and elevated station have been used as termini albeit both on very rare occasions The elevated station has a reversing track located immediately south of the platform used only when there is an obstruction between Roosevelt and 35th Bronzeville IIT and or Halsted The subway station last functioned as a terminus during Ravenswood Connector 4 construction when Brown Line trains were rerouted via the State Street subway to Roosevelt If there is a service obstruction on the Red Line between Cermak Chinatown and Roosevelt trains are rerouted via the 13th Street Ramp to the Green Line therefore negating the need for the station to be a terminus Bus connections editCTA 5 12 Roosevelt 18 16th 18th 29 State 62 Archer Owl Service 130 Museum Campus Memorial Day through Labor Day only 146 Inner Lake Shore Michigan Express 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express Weekday Rush Hours only References edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 9 2023 Running on the L Chicago Daily Tribune June 7 1892 p 9 Shinnick William October 17 1943 Chicago Underground A Subway at Last Chicago Daily Tribune p C1 Ravenswood Connector Rehabilitation Improvement projects CTA Retrieved February 7 2024 Roosevelt Chicago Transit Authority Retrieved October 11 2012 External links edit nbsp Media related to Roosevelt CTA at Wikimedia Commons Roosevelt Station on the CTA website Roosevelt State station page at Chicago L org Roosevelt Wabash station page at Chicago L org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roosevelt station CTA amp oldid 1216697910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
