Cermak-Chinatown (CTA)

Cermak-Chinatown is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is adjacent to Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture.

=Current CTA Bus Connections=

* #18 16th-18th
* #21 Cermak
* #24 Wentworth
* #62 Archer

=Previous CTA Bus Connections=

Before the creation of the Orange Line in 1993, Chicago's southwest side was served by a number of express and rush-period-only bus routes, all but one of which served the Cermak-Chinatown station. When the Orange Line opened, most of these bus routes were discontinued and replaced with stub routes connecting with the Orange Line at Midway Airport. The four routes that were not discontinued with the Orange Line's creation met their demise in the 1997-1998 Booz-Allen Hamilton service cuts.

In 1993 the routes that connected with the Cermak-Chinatown Station were:

* #21 Cermak
* #24 Wentworth
* #42 Halsted/Archer
* #44 Wallace-Racine
* #45 Ashland/Archer
* #62 Archer Local
* #62 Archer Express
* #99 Stevenson Express
* #99M Midway Express
* #162 Pulaski Express
* #164 Narragansett Express

Truck Collision

On April 25, 2008, a semi truck crashed into the station, killing two and injuring 21, at least seven critically.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Two killed, at least 21 injured after truck crashes into CTA Red Line station in Chinatown | date=2008-04-26 | publisher=Chicago Tribune | url =http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-truck-crash-webapr26,0,5294947.story | work =chicagotribune.com | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-26 | language = ] Part of the station collapsed after the impact. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=At least 2 dead after semi rams train station | date=2008-04-25 | publisher=Associated Press | url =http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/truck.crash.ap/index.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-25 | language = ] Bystanders said that the driver of the truck was coming off the northbound Dan Ryan Expressway exit. The truck driver, Don Wells, was taken into custody and has not yet been charged. Mr. Wells declined to take a urine test, which could identify whether he was taking drugs to stay awake. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2 killed, 21 hurt as truck slams into Red Line stop | date=2008-04-26 | publisher=Sun-Times News Group | url =http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/917235,CST-NWS-crash26.article | work =Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-28 | language = ]

External links

* [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/cermak-chinatown.html Cermak-Chinatown Station Page]

References