LaSalle/Van Buren station

LaSalle/Van Buren is a Chicago "L" station in downtown Chicago serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. LaSalle/Van Buren is one of the eight stations in the Loop. The station opened on October 3, 1897. LaSalle Street Station, terminal for Metra's Rock Island District trains, is less than a block from the station.

LaSalle/Van Buren   140W 400S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	121 West Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates	41.8768°N 87.631739°W / 41.8768; -87.631739
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Loop Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	October 3, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-10-03)
Previous names	Pacific Avenue
Passengers
2020	257,786[1]  68.9% (CTA)
Rank	91 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Quincy toward Midway Orange Line Library One-way operation Quincy toward Linden Purple Line Express Quincy toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line Quincy One-way operation Brown Line Library toward Kimball
Former services Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Quincy/Wells One-way operation North Shore Line State/Van Buren toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Quincy Next clockwise Loop Elevated Dearborn/Van Buren Closed 1949 Next counter-clockwise Franklin/Van Buren Closed 1955 One-way operation Metropolitan main line Dearborn/Van Buren Closed 1949 toward Marshfield
Track layout Legend Pink to 54th/Cermak Orange to Midway Purple Express to Linden LaSalle St. Clark St. Brown to Kimball
Location

The station is seen in the 1986 film Running Scared with Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal. All of the surroundings, including the platforms and the station, are still the same now as they are in the movie. The station was also a location in one of the final scenes of the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy. The station is also seen in the 1974 film Three the Hard Way.

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is one block to the north.

Bus connections

CTA

• 22 Clark (Owl Service)
• 24 Wentworth (Weekday Rush Hours only)
• 36 Broadway
• 130 Museum Campus (Memorial Day-Labor Day Only)

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

External links

• LaSalle/Van Buren Station Page
• CTA - Train schedules: Brown Purple Orange Pink

• Ridership figures, 2009 (172 KiB)

• LaSalle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Clark Street entrance from Google Maps Street View