Garfield station (CTA Green Line)

Not to be confused with Garfield on the Red Line.

Garfield is an "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E. Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892.^[2][3] This station is the southernmost Green Line station served by both of the Green Line's branches: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at Cottage Grove.

Garfield   5500S 320E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Southbound platform at Garfield station in July 2021.
General information
Location	320 East Garfield Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60615
Coordinates	41.79454°N 87.61835°W / 41.79454; -87.61835
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	South Side Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	117 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 12, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-10-12)
Rebuilt	2000–2001; 23 years ago (2001), 2018–2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Previous names	55th Street
Passengers
2022	180,055[1]  21.8%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 51st toward Harlem/Lake Green Line East 63rd branch King Drive toward Cottage Grove Green Line Ashland branch Halsted toward Ashland/63rd
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 51st toward Harlem/Lake Green Line 58th Closed 1994 toward Ashland or University
Track layout Legend Green to Harlem/Lake Garfield Blvd. Green to Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Location

Another Garfield station, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, serves the Red Line. During the closure of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line from May through October 2013, Garfield station served as the terminus of several temporary bus routes in order to mitigate the effects of the closure. Each of the bus routes transferred passengers from the sites of closed Red Line stations south of 69th street to Garfield station, where fares were waived while the Red Line remained closed.^[4][5]

The station is close to the University of Chicago and is the closest 'L' station to the Museum of Science and Industry, although the museum is more than two miles away from the station.

One station entrance is the oldest entrance on the CTA system. The entrance closed in 2000 and was filled in with cement in 2013. The front of the entrance remains. In June 2017, the University of Chicago announced plans to renovate the interior and reopen the former station entrance as a part of their Arts Block complex.^[6] The site is now home to the L1 Retail Store, which is a "a creative business accelerator program (launched August 2020) and retail store (opened October 2021)" managed by UChicago Arts + Public Life. ^[7]

Garfield Gateway Project

The $43 million project (equivalent to $51.2 million in 2023)^[8] began on June 15, 2018 and was completed on January 10, 2019.^[9][10]

Bus connections

CTA

• 55 Garfield (Owl Service)

Image gallery

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  The original Garfield station before reconstruction in October 2000
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  Historic Garfield station entrance and overpass
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  Parking sign
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  Free entrance to Garfield station during Red Line reconstruction

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
2. "Buy Walking Shoes". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1892. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "South Side Alley Elevated Road". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1892. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alternative Service Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
5. Cox, Ted (21 February 2013). "Red Line Construction Will Mean Free Rides for Some CTA Riders". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
6. "University of Chicago to renovate, reopen historic CTA Green Line station". UChicago News. June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
7. "L1 Retail Store". UChicago Arts. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
8. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
9. Dudek, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Garfield Green Line station facelift completed". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019.
10. Koziarz, Jay (January 10, 2019). "CTA completes $43M overhaul of Garfield Green Line stop in Washington Park". Curbed Chicago.

External links

• Garfield (Englewood/Jackson Park Line) Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• Garfield Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Garfield Boulevard Historic Former Entrance from Google Maps Street View