It's really too bad that Washington will probably never reopen. The platform was cut open to build a crossover for the tunnel spur leading to the Airport Express Station underneath Block 37.
Fortunetly the upper level transfer between State/Washington Station and Dearborn/Washington is reopening in fall with the opening of Block 37.
oh yeah forgot to mention the blue & red lines connecting to city hall & the daley plaza. very few cities got it like that. thats part of what helps make Chicago a world class city. i love my city. CHI-CITY!!
Probably because Chicago can have some pretty rough winters, so this makes it easier for someone to enter the nearest entrance to the subway, and walk over to one of the stops, without having to deal with, say, a foot of snow on the sidewalk.
i love the way too how the red line & blue line stations connect to the underground tunnels that goes to macy's, the Chicago culture center, LA fitness center & the metra station all the way to michigan ave without stepping outside in the cold. CHI-CITY BABY!!!
Washington station closed on October 23, 2006 due to Block 37 construction and will never reopen
3062batman 1 year ago
WTF?! It's under the ground?
Dinosbacsi 1 year ago
@Dinosbacsi Many subway systems are indeed underground. I'm surprised that you seem to have just realized this fact.
TransferPoint9346 1 year ago
@TransferPoint9346 But as far as I know there are only L train in Chicago.
Dinosbacsi 1 year ago
@Dinosbacsi
no there are L and elevated the red line is both elevated and subway
rhibac 1 year ago
@Dinosbacsi There are Metra trains and South shore trains as well.
SingNPraiz13 1 year ago
@Dinosbacsi .. hence the prefix SUBway!! too funny!
isaiah406 9 months ago
@getofmaballs this 3 miles long learn yo fact and thoes station arnt conected
thealaska12345678 1 year ago
We at the HallowHand Inc find this to be pretty haunting, thank you for posting this..
HallowHand 1 year ago
It's really too bad that Washington will probably never reopen. The platform was cut open to build a crossover for the tunnel spur leading to the Airport Express Station underneath Block 37.
Fortunetly the upper level transfer between State/Washington Station and Dearborn/Washington is reopening in fall with the opening of Block 37.
MT0603 2 years ago
I'm confused, so really down by the subway track it is a really really really long platform divided into several stations?
ToastersAreEvil 3 years ago
Yes. The tracks face a 3500-foot long platform divided into four stations at Lake, Washington, Monroe, and Jackson.
TransferPoint9346 3 years ago
If you had rating I'd rate 5.
Clacatoo 3 years ago
lol the train probably picks people up at one end and drops them off at the other!
davidshmail87 3 years ago
In normal situations, each train makes four stops along the platform.
TransferPoint9346 3 years ago
oh yeah forgot to mention the blue & red lines connecting to city hall & the daley plaza. very few cities got it like that. thats part of what helps make Chicago a world class city. i love my city. CHI-CITY!!
26Deacon 2 years ago
and just how long are these platforms?
thesubwaynut 3 years ago
The platform is about 3500 feet long, over 1 kilometer!
TransferPoint9346 3 years ago
damn, why does it need to be long?
thesubwaynut 3 years ago
Probably because Chicago can have some pretty rough winters, so this makes it easier for someone to enter the nearest entrance to the subway, and walk over to one of the stops, without having to deal with, say, a foot of snow on the sidewalk.
TransferPoint9346 3 years ago
i love the way too how the red line & blue line stations connect to the underground tunnels that goes to macy's, the Chicago culture center, LA fitness center & the metra station all the way to michigan ave without stepping outside in the cold. CHI-CITY BABY!!!
26Deacon 2 years ago