Pulaski station (CTA Green Line)

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Pulaski station (CTA Green Line) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°53′07″N 87°43′31″W / 41.885412°N 87.725404°W

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Pulaski

4000W
300N

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station

General information

Location

4000 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60624

Coordinates

41°53′07″N 87°43′31″W / 41.885412°N 87.725404°W

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Line(s)

Lake Branch

Platforms

2 Side platforms

Tracks

2 tracks

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

March 1894

Rebuilt

1973 (new canopies, fare controls)
1996 (new platforms)
2001 (new station houses, elevators added)

Previous names

40th Avenue
Crawford Avenue

Passengers

2022

206,449^[1]

4.9%

Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Cicero toward Harlem/Lake		Green Line		Conservatory toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Kostner Closed 1948 toward Forest Park		Lake Street Elevated		Hamlin Closed 1956 toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or Market Terminal

Track layout

Legend

Green to Harlem/Lake

Karlov Ave.

Pulaski Rd.

Green to

Ashland/63rd or

Cottage Grove

Location

Pulaski is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. Pulaski is located at the intersection of Lake Street and Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station opened in March 1894.

History

Pulaski was constructed in 1892-94 and opened in March 1894 as part of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. The station was constructed in the Queen Anne architectural style, as were the other Lake Street stations. In 1956, Pulaski's platforms were lengthened by 200 feet from the east end and additional entrances to the station were opened at Harding Avenue after the closing of the nearby Hamlin station. The Harding Avenue entrance to the eastbound platform became exit-only in 1960, but the westbound entrance remained open. Pulaski was rebuilt in 1973, and the original station houses were demolished at this time. On December 18, 1993, the westbound Harding Avenue exit closed. In 1994 Pulaski closed along with the rest of the Green Line so it could be rebuilt. The platforms at the station were completely rebuilt during its closure, but the original fare controls were kept, so the old platforms were converted into walkways between the fare controls and the platform. A wooden railing was erected on the old platforms to keep passengers away from the tracks. This arrangement was designed to be temporary in the hopes that Pulaski could be turned into a "super-station", but by 1999 the CTA gave up on the super-station plan and built a new station house which connected to the new platforms. The old platforms and fare controls were removed in 2011.^[2]

Services

As part of the Green Line, Pulaski is used by those traveling between the West Garfield Park neighborhood and other areas served by the line, including Oak Park and Forest Park, the Loop, and the South Side. Trains to Harlem/Lake arrive approximately every ten minutes; trains toward Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove arrive every ten minutes as well, and alternating trains go to each terminus.

Pulaski has separate station houses and fare controls for the inbound and outbound platforms. Farecard vending machines are present at both entrances. A customer assistant booth is located at the inbound entrance; passengers at the outbound entrance must press a call button if they need assistance. The station's elevated platforms are accessible via stairs and elevators; both platforms are wheelchair accessible. An overhead footbridge connects the two platforms, but it may only be used by CTA employees. Pulaski is connected to the Bethel New Life community center next to the station via a bridge from the outbound station house.

Bus connections

CTA

53 Pulaski (Owl Service)

References

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "Pulaski Renewal Progress". Retrieved 24 November 2012.

External links

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Current Chicago "L" stations

Green Line

Harlem/Lake
Oak Park
Ridgeland
Austin
Central
Laramie
Cicero
Pulaski
Conservatory–Central Park Drive
Kedzie
California
Damen
Ashland
Morgan
Clinton
Clark/Lake
State/Lake
Washington/Wabash
Adams/Wabash
Roosevelt
Cermak–McCormick Place
35th–Bronzeville–IIT
Indiana
43rd
47th
51st
Garfield
- to Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove →

Ashland branch	Halsted Ashland/63rd
East 63rd branch	King Drive Cottage Grove

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