Clinton station (CTA Green and Pink Lines)

Coordinates: 41°53′08″N 87°38′30″W / 41.885678°N 87.641782°W / 41.885678; -87.641782
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Clinton
 
540W
200N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location540 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Coordinates41°53′08″N 87°38′30″W / 41.885678°N 87.641782°W / 41.885678; -87.641782
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Lake Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Ogilvie
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 16, 1909; 114 years ago (1909-10-16)
Rebuilt1970; 54 years ago (1970),
1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Previous namesClinton/Northwest Passage
Passengers
2022580,821[1]Increase 47.6%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Morgan Green Line Clark/Lake
Morgan Pink Line Clark/Lake
Loop-bound terminus
Washington/​Wells
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Halsted
Closed 1994
Lake Street Elevated Fifth/Lake
Closed 1899
Location
Map

Clinton is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line and Pink Line. It opened on October 16, 1909, and was completely rebuilt during the Green Line rehabilitation project in 1996.

History and location[edit]

Station platform

Canal[edit]

Opening in 1893 as part of the newly opened Lake Street Elevated, the Canal station was located above Canal Street west of the Chicago River and railroads leading up to Union Station.[2] The station eventually closed in 1909, which was replaced by the newly opened Clinton station a block west.[3]

Clinton[edit]

It is the closest 'L' station to the Ogilvie Transportation Center, whose platforms directly abut Clinton. The stations were connected in 1970 with a passageway, called the "Northwest Passage", linking it to the Chicago and North Western Terminal. The passageway closed in 1990 when the C&NW Terminal was rebuilt as Ogilvie Transportation Center, replaced by a holding track for Metra trains.

Bus connections[edit]

CTA

  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 125 Water Tower Express

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Railway Terminal Guide of Chicago". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chicago L.org: Stations - Canal". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

External links[edit]

Media related to Clinton/Lake (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons