Harlem

Harlem
Station statistics
Address	5550 N. Harlem Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
Coordinates	(7200 W/5600 N)
Lines	Blue Line
Connections	CTA and Pace Buses
Structure	Surface Level
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	53 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	February 27, 1983
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic (CTA)
Passengers (2008)	764,141 ▼ 0.7%

Harlem is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located at 41°58′56″N 87°48′32″W / 41.982208°N 87.808871°W / 41.982208; -87.808871Coordinates: 41°58′56″N 87°48′32″W / 41.982208°N 87.808871°W / 41.982208; -87.808871,serving the Blue Line. Trains run from Harlem every 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 30 minutes to travel to the Loop.^{[citation needed]} O'Hare bound trains take 10 minutes to reach the airport from Harlem. It is not to be confused with Harlem station on the Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line.

History

Harlem station was opened on February 27, 1983 as part of an extension of the Milwaukee Elevated. Like the Dan Ryan line stations, Harlem station sits in the median of the Kennedy Expressway. Where Dan Ryan stations were all designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to be aesthetically similar in appearance, stations on the extension beyond Jefferson Park were designed by four different firms in a variety of architectural styles. The Harlem station, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, shares the boxy, open design of the Dan Ryan line stations.

Bus Connections

CTA Buses

• #64 Foster/Canfield
• #88 Higgins
• #90 Harlem
• #90N North Harlem

Pace Buses

• #209 Busse Highway
• #423 Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA

Harlem Transit Center Sign

Harlem Station Mural

References

• Harlem (O'Hare Line) Station Page