Garfield station (CTA Green Line) Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids

Garfield

5500S
320E

Garfield Station in June 2013. Note this image depicts a Red Line train during the closure of the Dan Ryan Branch; the South Side Elevated is no longer served by Red Line trains.

Location

320 East Garfield Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60615

Coordinates

41°47′40″N 87°37′06″W / 41.79454°N 87.61835°W

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Line(s)

South Side Elevated

Platforms

2 Side platforms

Tracks

2 tracks

Connections

CTA bus

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Parking

117 Spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

October 12, 1892

Rebuilt

2000–01, 2018–19

Previous names

55th Street

Traffic

Passengers (2019)

323,197

7.2%

Rank

125 out of 143

Services

Preceding station		Following station
51st toward Harlem/Lake	Green Line East 63rd Branch	Cottage Grove Terminus
	Green Line East 63rd Branch	King Drive One-way operation
	Green Line Ashland Branch	Halsted toward Ashland/63rd

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
51st toward Harlem/Lake		Green Line		58th Closed 1994 toward Ashland or University

Garfield is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E. Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892. This station is the southernmost Green Line station served by both of the Green Line's branches: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at Cottage Grove.

Another Garfield on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, serves the Red Line. During the closure of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line from May through October 2013, Garfield station served as the terminus of several temporary bus routes in order to mitigate the effects of the closure. Each of the bus routes transferred passengers from the sites of closed Red Line stations south of 69th street to Garfield station, where fares were waived while the Red Line remained closed.

The station is close to the University of Chicago and is the closest 'L' station to the Museum of Science and Industry, although the museum is more than two miles away from the station. Customers looking to go to either of these destinations can take the 24/7 55 Garfield bus.

One station entrance is the oldest entrance on the CTA system. The entrance closed in 2000 and was filled in with cement in 2013. The front of the entrance remains. In June 2017, the University of Chicago announced plans to renovate the interior and reopen the former station entrance as a part of their Arts Block complex.