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The Loop (historically Union Loop) is the 1.79-mile-long (2.88 km) circuit of elevated rail that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in the United States. As of April 2024, the branch served 40,341 passengers on an average weekday. [2]
Stations noted existed prior to the start of "L" service. [76] b Clark/Lake is listed twice because the elevated and subway sections opened as separate stations in 1895 [44] and 1951, [36] [37] respectively. c Forest Park existed as an interurban station on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway prior to the start of "L
The mainline station, located at Courtland Avenue, was closed in the early 1970s. The station has been unstaffed since January 15, 1972. In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site.
This is a list of the busiest railway stations in North America. The figures are collected by the operating agencies of each railway station, and are estimates based on ticket usage data, crowd sizes and other extrapolations. The ranking is based on annual passengers traveling by passenger rail or commuter rail; other visitors are not included.
Metro-North Railroad (game days only): Harlem Line, New Haven Line New York City Subway: 4 , B, and D (at 161st Street–Yankee Stadium) New York City Bus: Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 SeaStreak to Highlands Terminal (game days only) Highbridge: 6.7 (10.8) c. 1870s: June 3, 1975 Highbridge station currently is a Metro-North employee-only stop. Morris Heights
MTA control of passenger service continued through the period when it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983. Cold Spring station was one of the last stations within the system to be rebuilt and relocated with high-level platforms, a pedestrian bridge, and elevators.
Arlington Heights is one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the village of Arlington Heights, Illinois.The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway (), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.9 miles (36.9 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Harvard.
On February 17, 1987, at about 7:05 PM, a slowly moving 14-car Metro-North Hudson Line train collided with an empty Metro-North train returning to Grand Central on an elevated stretch of tracks at 140th Street and Park Avenue in the Bronx. Twenty passengers were injured in the accident, none of them seriously. [98]