Montrose station (CTA Blue Line)

Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station serves the Irving Park, Mayfair, and Portage Park neighborhoods. Blue Line trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 22 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway. The station opened in 1970 as part of the Kennedy extension, connecting the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

Montrose   4400N 4600W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	4600 West Montrose Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates	41.961539°N 87.743574°W / 41.961539; -87.743574
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	O'Hare Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Mayfair CTA Bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 1, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-02-01)
Rebuilt	2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Passengers
2022	334,262[1]  76%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Jefferson Park toward O'Hare Blue Line Irving Park toward Forest Park
Track layout Legend I-90 (Kennedy Expy.) I-94 (Edens Expy.) Blue to O'Hare Kennedy Expy. reversible lanes Montrose Ave. Blue to Forest Park
Location

A transfer is available to Metra's Milwaukee District North Line's Mayfair stop, just to the west of the station.

Bus and rail connections

Metra

• Milwaukee District/North Line - Mayfair

CTA

• 78 Montrose

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

External links

Media related to Montrose (CTA Blue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• Montrose (O'Hare Line) Station Page
• Montrose Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View