Grand station (CTA Blue Line)

Chicago "L" station

This article is about the Blue Line station. For the Red Line station, see Grand station (CTA Red Line). For other stations named Grand, see Grand station.

Grand

500N
800W

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location| 502 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates| 41°53′28″N 87°38′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.891189°N 87.647578°W﻿ / 41.891189; -87.647578
Owned by| City of Chicago
Line(s)| Milwaukee-Dearborn subway
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Subway
Depth| 35 ft
Bicycle facilities| Yes
History
Opened| February 25, 1951; 74 years ago (1951-02-25)
Closed| February 9, 1992; 33 years ago (1992-02-09) –
June 25, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-25)
Rebuilt| 2019–2020
Passengers
2022| 479,315[1] 37.9%
Services
| Preceding station  |  Chicago "L" | Following station

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Chicago

toward O'Hare

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toward Forest Park

Track layout

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Location

Grand, (Grand/Milwaukee in station announcements) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line, at Grand Avenue, Halsted Street and Milwaukee Avenue in the southeast corner of the West Town neighborhood. It is also located within the Fulton River District.

## History

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Grand opened on February 25, 1951, as part of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway. The Milwaukee-Dearborn subway was the second subway line in Chicago's Loop, since the State Street subway opened 8 years earlier in 1943.

### Closure and Reopening

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Starting in 1982, Grand was closed during night and weekend hours as a cost savings measure due to low ridership. By 1992, the station was only serving 850 passengers a day, and as a result, the CTA closed the station on February 9, 1992, due to its low ridership and a budget crisis.[2][3] While the station was closed, the five stairways to the subway platform became garbage-strewn, and the station fell into disrepair. On April 21, 1999, the CTA decided to reopen Grand due to population growth in the area around the station.[4] After some refurbishment, Grand reopened on June 25, 1999, at 6:00 a.m.[5]

## Bus connections

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CTA

* 8 Halsted
* 56 Milwaukee
* 65 Grand

## References

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1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report - Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
2. ^ Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 55.
3. ^ "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. Section 2, page 2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Chicago Transit Authority (April 21, 1999). "CTA Announces Plans to Re-open Grand/Milwaukee Blue Line Station" (Press release).
5. ^ Chicago Transit Authority (June 24, 1999). "CTA Re-opens Grand/Milwaukee Blue Line Station" (Press release).

## External links

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* Grand/Milwaukee Station Page
* Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Street level staircase entrance to the station

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand/Milwaukee (CTA).

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Current Chicago "L" stations

Blue Line|

* O'Hare
* Rosemont
* Cumberland
* Harlem (O'Hare branch)
* Jefferson Park
* Montrose
* Irving Park
* Addison
* Belmont
* Logan Square
* California
* Western (O'Hare branch)
* Damen
* Division
* Chicago
* Grand
* Clark/Lake
* Washington
* Monroe
* Jackson
* LaSalle
* Clinton
* UIC–Halsted
* Racine
* Illinois Medical District
* Western (Forest Park branch)
* Kedzie–Homan
* Pulaski
* Cicero
* Austin
* Oak Park
* Harlem (Forest Park branch)
* Forest Park

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West Town, Chicago

Areas|

* Wicker Park
* Ukrainian Village

Education|

| Primary and
secondary schools|

| Chicago Public Schools|

* Clemente HS
* Wells HS
* ChiArts
* Ogden Int'l West Campus (HS)
* Pritzker K-8

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Charter|

* Golder College Prep
* Noble Street College Prep
* Rauner College Prep

Private|

* Holy Trinity High School
* Chicago Academy for the Arts
* Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School
* Josephinum Academy

Tertiary|

| Closed|

* Oak Point University

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Libraries|

* Chicago Public Library

Other landmarks|

* Chopin Theatre
* Division Street Russian and Turkish Baths
* Erie Neighborhood House
* Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
* Humboldt Park
* statue
* National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
* Polonia Triangle
* St. John Cantius Church
* St. Nicholas Cathedral
* Wicker Park
* Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
* Ukrainian National Museum

CTA stations|

* Chicago (Blue Line)
* Damen (Blue Line)
* Division (Blue Line)
* Grand (Blue Line)

Metra stations|

* Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)

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