Rosemont, formerly River Road, is a Chicago "L" station at the intersection of River Road and I-190 in the suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It is located in the median of I-190 with one island platform serving two tracks, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of The Loop. Trains are scheduled to depart from Rosemont every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take about 36 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station is 7 blocks east and 2 blocks north of O'Hare International Airport. Rosemont is the busiest station outside the city limits of Chicago, with 2,090,977 passenger entries in 2014.[2]
The Rosemont station opened on February 27, 1983, as the terminus of an extension of the West-Northwest route from its former terminal at Jefferson Park.[3] It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn. The station served as the temporary terminal for the West-Northwest route until the terminal at O'Hare opened a year later. Prior to the 1990s, the station was known as River Road, as the CTA did not feel that the names of stations should advertise cities outside Chicago limits. The station name was changed in the mid-1990s, around the same time that the Dempster–Skokie and Des Plaines terminals on the Yellow and Blue Lines were renamed to reflect the suburb they serviced rather than the cross street.[4]
The platform is wedge-shaped, with the width increasing from east to west, due to the Rosemont Yard sitting immediately west of the station, between the inbound and outbound tracks.
Servicesedit
Rosemont is the terminus to many Pace bus routes. In addition, there is a parking lot for commuters that costs $7 USD for 14 hours of allowed time. Due to the station's close proximity to many airport hotels, a visitors pass machine is also found in the station. Just west of the station is a maintenance facility built in a wide spot of the freeway's median. The station contains a Dunkin' Donuts doughnut stand, which was installed in September 2004.
Rosemont serves as the eastern terminus for Pace I-90 Express service. This BRT provides on-highway express service all the way to Elgin.
It is located only 1 mile from the City of Des Plaines at its westernmost border. The Rosemont station handles more suburban commuters from Des Plaines than any other suburb, including Rosemont itself.
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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^Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
^Rosemont. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 2, 2006).
^"284 - Schaumburg/Rosemont - Six Flags Great America Express (TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED) | Pace Suburban Bus".
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosemont (CTA).
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Station from I-190 from Google Maps Street View
January 01, 1970
rosemont, station, rosemont, formerly, river, road, chicago, station, intersection, river, road, suburb, rosemont, illinois, located, median, with, island, platform, serving, tracks, miles, northwest, loop, trains, scheduled, depart, from, rosemont, every, min. Rosemont formerly River Road is a Chicago L station at the intersection of River Road and I 190 in the suburb of Rosemont Illinois It is located in the median of I 190 with one island platform serving two tracks 16 miles 26 km northwest of The Loop Trains are scheduled to depart from Rosemont every 2 7 minutes during rush hour periods and take about 36 minutes to travel to the Loop The station is 7 blocks east and 2 blocks north of O Hare International Airport Rosemont is the busiest station outside the city limits of Chicago with 2 090 977 passenger entries in 2014 2 Rosemont 5800N10500WChicago L rapid transit stationAn O Hare bound 3200 series train stops at the outbound platformGeneral informationLocation5801 North River RoadRosemont Illinois 60018Coordinates41 59 01 N 87 51 34 W 41 983507 N 87 859388 W 41 983507 87 859388Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s O Hare BranchPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsPace BusesConstructionStructure typeExpressway medianParking798 SpacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedFebruary 27 1983 41 years ago 1983 02 27 Previous namesRiver RoadPassengers2022987 422 1 30 4 ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following station O Hare Terminus Blue Line Cumberlandtoward Forest ParkTrack layoutLegend I 190 WB Blue to O Hare Blue to Forest Park I 190 EB Location Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Bus connections 4 Image gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Rosemont station opened on February 27 1983 as the terminus of an extension of the West Northwest route from its former terminal at Jefferson Park 3 It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy Jahn The station served as the temporary terminal for the West Northwest route until the terminal at O Hare nbsp opened a year later Prior to the 1990s the station was known as River Road as the CTA did not feel that the names of stations should advertise cities outside Chicago limits The station name was changed in the mid 1990s around the same time that the Dempster Skokie and Des Plaines terminals on the Yellow and Blue Lines were renamed to reflect the suburb they serviced rather than the cross street 4 The platform is wedge shaped with the width increasing from east to west due to the Rosemont Yard sitting immediately west of the station between the inbound and outbound tracks Services editRosemont is the terminus to many Pace bus routes In addition there is a parking lot for commuters that costs 7 USD for 14 hours of allowed time Due to the station s close proximity to many airport hotels a visitors pass machine is also found in the station Just west of the station is a maintenance facility built in a wide spot of the freeway s median The station contains a Dunkin Donuts doughnut stand which was installed in September 2004 Rosemont serves as the eastern terminus for Pace I 90 Express service This BRT provides on highway express service all the way to Elgin It is located only 1 mile from the City of Des Plaines at its westernmost border The Rosemont station handles more suburban commuters from Des Plaines than any other suburb including Rosemont itself Bus connections editPace 221 Wolf Road Weekdays only 223 Elk Grove Rosemont CTA Station 230 South Des Plaines Weekdays only 303 Forest Park Rosemont Weekdays only 330 Mannheim LaGrange Roads 332 River Road York Road 600 Rosemont Schaumburg Express Monday Saturday only 603 Elgin Transportation Center Rosemont Express Monday Saturday only 605 I 90 Randall Road Park n Ride Rosemont Express Monday Saturday only 606 Rosemont Schaumburg Limited 811 Rosemont Entertainment Circulator 5 6 Image gallery edit nbsp River Road Ring November 2007 nbsp Bus Terminal November 2007 nbsp Rosemont Transit Center Sign November 2007References edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting February 2 2023 Retrieved June 10 2023 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 04 13 Retrieved 2015 05 01 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Young David John C White February 27 1983 First Link of O Hare Line Opens Chicago Tribune p 1 Rosemont Chicago L org URL accessed October 2 2006 Rosemont Transit Center Pace Suburban Bus 284 Schaumburg Rosemont Six Flags Great America Express TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED Pace Suburban Bus External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosemont CTA Train schedule PDF at CTA official site Station from I 190 from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rosemont station CTA amp oldid 1216712006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
