Montrose (CTA Blue Line station)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Montrose, see Montrose (CTA).

Montrose
Station statistics
Address	4600 West Montrose Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates	41°57′42″N 87°44′37″W / 41.961539°N 87.743574°W / 41.961539; -87.743574Coordinates: 41°57′42″N 87°44′37″W / 41.961539°N 87.743574°W / 41.961539; -87.743574
Lines	Blue Line
Connections	Milwaukee District/North CTA Bus
Structure	Surface Level
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	February 1, 1970
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	560,702[1]  2.9% (CTA)
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station Jefferson Park toward O'Hare Blue Line O'Hare Branch Irving Park toward Forest Park Metra Forest Glen toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District/North Transfer at: Mayfair Grayland toward Union Station

Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. Blue Line trains run at intervals of 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 22 minutes to travel to the Loop.^{[citation needed]} The station opened in 1970 as part of the Kennedy extension the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

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

CTA

• #54 Cicero
• #54A North Cicero/Skokie
• #78 Montrose

References

1. ^ "Rail Ridership by Branch and Entrance: December 2009" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2009-12.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-25. 

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