47th station (CTA Red Line)

47th
 
4700S
200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location220 West 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60609
Coordinates41°48′37″N 87°37′51″W / 41.810318°N 87.63094°W / 41.810318; -87.63094
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt2005–06 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished)
Previous names47th/Wentworth (station sign)
Passengers
2022404,226[1]Increase 10.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Sox–35th
toward Howard
Red Line Garfield
Location
Map

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Access to the station is available from a staircase at the middle of the north side of the 47th Street overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side of the overpass.

47th closed from May 19 to October 20, 2013, as part of the Red Line Reconstruction Project.[2]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "CTA Red Line South Reconstruction Project".

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