95th/Dan Ryan station

95th/Dan Ryan
 
9500S
0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Aerial view of the station in 2024
General information
Location15 West 95th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°43′21″N 87°37′28″W / 41.722596°N 87.624391°W / 41.722596; -87.624391
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport CTA buses
Bus transport Pace buses
Bus transport Greyhound
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt2000–01 (elevator added, minor renovations)
2003 (bus terminal renovations)
2014–19 (station reconstruction)
Previous names95th, 95th/State (station sign)
Passengers
20221,330,341[1] Increase 13.7%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
87th
toward Howard
 Red Line Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
87th
toward Howard
 Red Line 103rd
toward 130th
Location
Map

95th/Dan Ryan is an 'L' station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. The station serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. The station was the system's thirteenth busiest in 2021.[2] It has a bus terminal served by CTA, Pace, and Greyhound buses. Over 1 million people used the terminal in 2021.[2]

History

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The station after reconstruction

The station opened on September 28, 1969, as part of the Dan Ryan branch, in the mid-1990s, the station's name was changed from 95th to 95/Dan Ryan, then later to 95th/Dan Ryan.

After the Red Line South Reconstruction project was completed in October 2013, the CTA commenced a rebuild of the 95th/Dan Ryan terminal, at a cost of $240 million. The station remained open during the project, which began on September 22, 2014.[3] The entire project was completed on April 27, 2019, with the reopening of the Red Line train platform under the South Terminal building, which became a walkway, the new and expanded terminal has a pedestrian bridge that connects the North and South Terminal buildings, four customer assistant booths, two on the outside of the station, one in the North Terminal and one in the South Terminal, six station entrances, four at the North Terminal and two at the South Terminal, additional escalators, elevators and stairs, additional turnstiles and Ventra card machines, additional bike racks, security cameras, and more bus boarding areas than the old station.[4]

Bus connections

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CTA:

  • 3 King Drive
  • 4 Cottage Grove
  • X4 Cottage Grove Express
  • N5 South Shore Night Bus
  • N9 Ashland
  • 29 State
  • 34 South Michigan
  • 95 95th
  • 100 Jeffery Manor Express
  • 103 West 103rd
  • 106 East 103rd
  • 108 Halsted/95th
  • 111 111th/King Drive
  • 112 Vincennes/111th
  • 115 Pullman/115th
  • 119 Michigan/119th

Pace:

  • 352 Halsted
  • 353 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/Calumet City/Homewood
  • 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
  • 381 95th Street
  • 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2021" (PDF). January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New 95th Street Bus, Red Line Terminal".
  4. ^ "CTA 95th/Dan Ryan Station Improvements".
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