LaSalle/Van Buren station explained

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LaSalle/Van Buren
Line1:Orange
Line2:Purple
Line3:Pink
Line4:Brown
Grid:140W 400S
Address:121 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates:41.8768°N -87.6317°W
Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 Side platforms
Tracks:2
Former:Pacific Avenue
Pass Year:2020
Passengers:257,786[1]
Pass Percent:-68.9
Pass Rank:91 out of 143
Pass System:CTA
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
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Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15
Map State:collapsed

LaSalle/Van Buren is a Chicago "L" station in downtown Chicago serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. LaSalle/Van Buren is one of the eight stations in the Loop. The station opened on October 3, 1897. LaSalle Street Station, terminal for Metra's Rock Island District trains, is less than a block from the station.

The station is seen in the 1986 film Running Scared with Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal. All of the surroundings, including the platforms and the station, are still the same now as they are in the movie. The station was also a location in one of the final scenes of the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy. The station is also seen in the 1974 film Three the Hard Way.

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is one block to the north.

Bus connections

CTA

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2020 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. May 31, 2021 .