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Clark/Lake
 
100W
200N

Clark/Lake
 
100W
200N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
File:Under the canopy at Clark-Lake.jpg
Clark/Lake elevated platforms
Location100-124 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Coordinates41°53′09″N 87°37′51″W / 41.885767°N 87.630886°W / 41.885767; -87.630886Coordinates: 41°53′09″N 87°37′51″W / 41.885767°N 87.630886°W / 41.885767; -87.630886
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Owned byChicago Transit Authority (elevated)
City of Chicago (subway)
Line(s)Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms (elevated)
1 Island platform (subway)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Construction
Structure typeSubway (Blue) & Elevated (Loop)
Depth40 ft (12 m) (Blue Line platform)
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Websitewww.transitchicago.com/station/clkl/
History
OpenedElevated Platforms: September 22, 1895[1][2]
Subway Platform: February 25, 1951
Rebuilt1988–92 (elevated station)
Previous namesLake Transfer (Subway)
Passengers

20201,648,674[3]Decrease 71.7% (CTA)
Rank2 out of 143
Services
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Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grand Blue Line Washington
toward Forest Park
Washington/Wells
One-way operation
Orange Line State/Lake
Clinton
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line State/Lake
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Merchandise Mart
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
State/Lake
toward Linden
Clinton
One-way operation
Pink Line State/Lake
toward 54th/Cermak
Merchandise Mart
toward Kimball
Brown Line State/Lake
One-way operation
Former services
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Clark/Lake is an 'L' station located at 100/124 West Lake Street in Chicago's Loop district, and is accessed from the James R. Thompson Center and 203 North LaSalle building. It is one of the most complex stations on the 'L' system, comprising an elevated station and a subway station. The elevated station is serviced by the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines, while the subway platform is serviced by the Blue Line. In December 2014, it had an average of 17,644 weekday passenger entrances, making it the second busiest station in the 'L' system.[4] The Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago City Hall, and Chicago Title and Trust Center are also served by the station. It is the busiest station on the Loop Elevated, and the second-busiest station on the 'L' system as of December 2014. This station has been recognized as the station(s) with the most pickpockets by ABC 7 Chicago.[5]

History[]

File:Clark-Lake subway 1 .jpg

Underground platforms, facing east

File:Clark-Lake subway 2.jpg

Underground platforms, facing west

Clark/Lake is a 'super-station' consisting of two stations that have been merged into one.

Elevated station (1895–1992)[]

The original elevated station opened on September 22, 1895 as one of three stations on the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's "Wabash extension".[1][2] This extension became the Lake Street leg of the Union Loop when it was completed in 1897.

Subway station (1951–1992)[]

The subway station opened as Lake Transfer on February 25, 1951.

Combined station (1992–present)[]

From 1988 to 1992, the elevated station was reconstructed, with its main entrance in the James R. Thompson Center. This allows transfers between the elevated station and the subway station without leaving the paid area, and so the stations were combined into a single station. Due to this, it is the only station that serves six of the eight lines. The Blue Line serves the subway station while the Green Line stops at both sides of the elevated station, Orange, Pink and Purple Line trains stop at the Inner Loop platform, and Brown Line trains stop at the Outer Loop platform.

Bus connections[]

CTA[6]

  • 22 Clark (Owl Service)
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 156 LaSalle (Weekdays only)

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Service on Lake Street "L" Extension". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 12. September 20, 1895. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Put in New Rails". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 11. September 23, 1895. 
  3. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  4. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2016. {{cite web}}:
  5. Hope, Leah (18 December 2018). "CTA reports increase in pickpocket incidents". ABC 7 Chicago. Retrieved 2023-02-25. {{cite web}}:
  6. "Clark/Lake Station Information". CTA. Retrieved 2023-02-25. {{cite web}}:

External links[]

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