47th station (CTA Red Line)

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Access to the station is available from a staircase at the middle of the north side of the 47th Street overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side of the overpass.

47th
 
4700S
200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location220 West 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60609
Coordinates41.810318°N 87.63094°W / 41.810318; -87.63094
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt200506 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished)
Previous names47th/Wentworth (station sign)
Passengers
2022404,226[1]Increase 10.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Sox–35th
toward Howard
Red Line Garfield
Location

47th closed from May 19 to October 20, 2013, as part of the Red Line Reconstruction Project.[2]

History

2005-2006 renovations

On December 12, 2006, an elevator was put in service at the 47th station, making the station accessible to people with disabilities. Sixteen days later, on the 28th, escalators began service in the station as well. The glass canopy above the crosswalk outside of 47th station was improved to include images of the Stock Yards 'L' line that operated over a decade before the Red Line.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 43 43rd
  • 47 47th
  • 51 51st

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
    2. "CTA Red Line South Reconstruction Project".
    3. "Chicago L.org: Stations - 47th/Wentworth". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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