Illinois Medical District (CTA station)

Illinois Medical District
Station statistics
Address	430 South Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates	41.875706°N 87.673932°W / 41.875706; -87.673932
Lines	Blue Line
Structure	Surface Level
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1958
Rebuilt	1998 (Damen entrance renovated)
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly	Medical Center
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,064,597  7.6% (CTA)
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station Racine toward O'Hare Blue Line Congress Branch Western toward Forest Park

Illinois Medical District is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. Prior to June 25, 2006, the station was known as Medical Center. As the name implies, it primarily serves the Illinois Medical District and Tri-Taylor neighborhood, but is also close to the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks sports teams.

Bus connections

CTA

• #7 Harrison
• #50 Damen
• #126 Jackson

References

• Illinois Medical District Station Page

External links

• Damen entrance in 1958 @ America on the Move (Smithsonian Institution)
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Ogden Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Paulina Street entrance from Google Maps Street View