Clinton station (CTA Blue Line)

For the Green/Pink Line station, see Clinton station (CTA Green and Pink Lines).

Clinton is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line and the West Loop neighborhood of the larger Near West Side community area. The Congress Branch of the Blue Line opened in June 1958, and connected to the existing Dearborn subway at LaSalle. It is the closest 'L' station to Union Station, which doubles as Chicago's Amtrak station and the downtown terminal for several Metra lines. It is also the closest station to Chicago's Greyhound bus terminal. Union Station is two blocks north, while Greyhound is one block west.

Clinton   540W 500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	426 South Clinton Street Chicago, Illinois 60607
Coordinates	41.875539°N 87.640984°W / 41.875539; -87.640984
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee–Dearborn subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MD-N MD-W NCS BNSF SWS HC and at Union Station CTA and Greyhound Buses
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	66 ft (20 m)
History
Opened	June 22, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-06-22)
Passengers
2022	430,592[1]  54.2%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station UIC–Halsted toward Forest Park Blue Line LaSalle toward O'Hare
Track layout Legend Blue to O'Hare Blue to Forest Park
Location

It is also the deepest station on the CTA system.^[2]

History

Elevated station

Main article: Canal station (CTA Metropolitan Main Line)

Underground station

The current underground station opened on June 22, 1958, as a western extension of the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway, continuing west toward the Congress branch. Before then, the subway ended at LaSalle station east across the South Branch Chicago River.^[3]

Bus connections

CTA

• 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
• 37 Sedgwick (Weekdays only)
• 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
• 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)
• 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Greyhound^[4]

• Two blocks southwest

Interior of the station

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
2. "CTA Blue Line Facts". world.nycsubway.org.
3. "Chicago L.org: Stations - Clinton/Congress". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/terminal.aspx?city=560252 Chicago Greyhound Terminal

External links

• CTA: Clinton Station
• Clinton Station (Congress Line) Page
• Clinton Street entrance from Google Maps Street View