Indiana station (CTA)

Indiana is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station serves the Green Line and the Grand Boulevard neighborhood. It is situated at 4003 S Indiana Avenue, two blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892. Before the two lines closed, Indiana was a transfer station from the Englewood-Jackson Park Line to the Stock Yards and Kenwood branches of the CTA. Indiana is one of only two remaining 'L' stations that were built on S-curves. Sheridan on the Red Line is the other.

Indiana
 
4000S
200E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
A Cottage Grove-bound train at Indiana in December 2018
General information
Location4003 South Indiana Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60653
Coordinates41.821732°N 87.621371°W / 41.821732; -87.621371
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)South Side Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1892[1]
Rebuilt1907, 1988 (new platforms)
200001 (new station house)
Previous namesFortieth
Passengers
202297,553[2]Increase 9.8%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
35th–Bronzeville–IIT Green Line 43rd
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Pershing
Closed 1949
South Side Elevated 43rd
toward 58th
Wallace
Closed 1952
toward Stock Yards
(Racine)
Stock Yards branch Terminus
Terminus Kenwood branch South Parkway
Closed 1957
toward 42nd Place
Location

Bus connections

CTA

  • 39 Pershing

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. "More for a Nickel". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 16, 1892. p. 1.
    2. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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