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The State Street subway project was funded by New Deal programs established by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.In 1937, the city of Chicago successfully applied for a federal grant and loan from the Works Progress Administration to fund the construction of two subway tunnels, the first of which would be built beneath State Street and the second beneath Milwaukee Avenue and ...
The Chicago station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway, [4] which forms the central portion of what is now the Red Line between North/Clybourn and Roosevelt stations. During the 1950s, the CTA implemented skip-stop service throughout the 'L' system.
Chicago's first rapid transit subway route, State Street subway (4.9 miles/7.9 km), opens for passenger service. [5] with stations at North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Washington, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, and Roosevelt. It contains one of the world's longest underground station platform – 3,300 feet (1,000 m) long.
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Grand opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway, [2] which forms the central portion of what is now the Red Line between North/Clybourn and Roosevelt stations. During the 1950s, the CTA implemented skip-stop service throughout the "L" system.
The Loop's chronic congestion was resolved by the construction of the State Street subway in 1943 and the Dearborn Street subway in 1951, while the interurbans declined in the same era. The Market Street terminal and Randolph Street station were both closed in 1948 and demolished shortly thereafter.
The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. The layout is typical of most stations from this section, with fare control on a mezzanine level between the street and platform. In 2006, the KDR standard signage at Harrison was replaced by the newer Current Graphic Standard signage.
The subway station last functioned as a terminus during Ravenswood Connector [8] construction, when Brown Line trains were rerouted via the State Street subway to Roosevelt. If there is a service obstruction on the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and Roosevelt, trains are rerouted via the 13th Street Ramp to the Green Line, therefore negating ...