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LaSalle/Van Buren 140W
400S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location121 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates41°52′36″N 87°37′54″W / 41.8768°N 87.631739°W / 41.8768; -87.631739
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra RI at LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-10-03)
Previous namesPacific Avenue
Passengers
2020257,786 Decrease 68.9% (CTA)
Rank91 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Quincytoward Midway Orange Line LibraryOne-way operation
Quincytoward Linden Purple LineExpress
Quincytoward 54th/Cermak Pink Line
QuincyOne-way operation Brown Line Librarytoward Kimball
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Quincy/WellsOne-way operation North Shore Line State/Van Burentoward Roosevelt Road
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
QuincyNext clockwise Loop Elevated Dearborn/Van BurenClosed 1949Next counter-clockwise
Franklin/Van BurenClosed 1955One-way operation Metropolitan main line Dearborn/Van BurenClosed 1949toward Marshfield
Track layout
Legend
Pink to 54th/Cermak
Orange to Midway
Purple Express to Linden
LaSalle St.
Clark St.
Brown to Kimball
Location

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.

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.

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Current Chicago "L" stations
Orange Line
Purple Line
Express
Pink Line
Brown Line

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