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Forest Park

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Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
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Location	711 Des Plaines Avenue; Forest Park, Illinois 60130
Coordinates	41°52′27″N 87°49′02″W / 41.874257°N 87.817318°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority, Village of Forest Park
Line(s)	Forest Park Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	1,051 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 11, 1905; 119 years ago
Rebuilt	1953; 72 years ago,; 1959; 66 years ago,; 1981–1982; 43 years ago
Previous names	Des Plaines
Passengers
2022	356,015 6.4%
Services
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Forest Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the village of Forest Park, Illinois and serving the Blue Line. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line. It is the western terminus of the Forest Park branch. The station was known as Des Plaines until 1994. It is also referred to as the Forest Park Transit Center by Pace because it is a major terminal for Pace buses.^[2] The station contains a 1,051-space Park and Ride lot which uses the "Pay and Display" system, in which fees are paid at the lot entrance. It is located south of the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad tracks which curve to the north of the station towards Madison Street where the line rechristens itself to the Canadian National Railway's Waukesha Subdivision.

History

Forest Park destination sign

Forest Park opened in 1902, as a local interurban station on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway. On March 11, 1905, the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad extended its Garfield Park rapid transit service west over the tracks of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago. An amusement park was located in this lot for 14 years (1908-1922) when an enormous fire incinerated parts of it, causing it to be shut down permanently. At this time Forest Park became the western terminal for the 'L' while continuing to serve as an interurban station. In 1958, the Congress Branch opened in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, the Blue Line was rerouted and connected to the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway Station LaSalle making Forest Park, the southern terminus of the Blue Line. Forest Park, however, is one of the few stations in the Congress Branch line that is not in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, and is 350 meters (1,148 ft 4 in) north of it. In 1966, the park-and-ride lot with 1,051 spaces was opened and a new station was built and completed in December 1982 along with the Transit Center that provides connection to many bus lines.

On August 23, 2006, a new pedestrian bridge was lifted into place over the Des Plaines River between Maywood and Forest Park. The bridge and new approaches permit a direct crossing over the Des Plaines River, allowing the main stem of the Illinois Prairie Path to terminate further east, at the Forest Park station. The bridge and approaches opened in late October 2006, after lighting and emergency call boxes were installed.^[3]

On December 16, 2012, the CTA discontinued the 17 Westchester route, leaving only Pace buses to serve Forest Park.^[4]

The station is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week and 1,175,588 passengers used the station in 2011.

Service between Forest Park and Austin was temporarily suspended on September 2, 2024, while police investigated the shooting of four people sleeping in two cars of a Forest Park-bound Blue Line train shortly before 5:30 AM CDT. Three were pronounced dead at the scene, a fourth died in the hospital later. A suspect was later arrested by Chicago Police at a Pink Line station in Chicago approximately 90 minutes later.^[5]^[6]

Bus connections

Pace

301 Roosevelt Road
303 Forest Park-Rosemont
305 East Roosevelt Road
308 Medical Center
310 Madison Street-Hillside
317 Westchester
318 West North Avenue

References

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ "Search Results: Forest Park Transit Center - CTA". Pace Bus. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
^ Pierce, Victoria (2006-08-24). "Pedestrian bridge to fun and profit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
^ Wronski, Richard (November 23, 2012). "Pace says its buses will run on some routes being cut by CTA". Chicago Tribune.
^ "4 people shot to death while sleeping on CTA Blue Line train in Forest Park, mayor says". ABC7 Chicago. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
^ "Court docs reveal chilling new details on how CTA train shooting unfolded, multiple people killed in their sleep". NBC Chicago. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

External links

Forest Park Station Page

[1] "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[2] "Search Results: Forest Park Transit Center - CTA". Pace Bus. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

[3] Pierce, Victoria (2006-08-24). "Pedestrian bridge to fun and profit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2006-08-24.

[4] Wronski, Richard (November 23, 2012). "Pace says its buses will run on some routes being cut by CTA". Chicago Tribune.

[5] "4 people shot to death while sleeping on CTA Blue Line train in Forest Park, mayor says". ABC7 Chicago. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

[6] "Court docs reveal chilling new details on how CTA train shooting unfolded, multiple people killed in their sleep". NBC Chicago. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

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-'''Forest Park''' is a [[metro station|station]] on the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s [[Chicago 'L'|'L' system]], located in the village of [[Forest Park, Illinois]] and serving the [[Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Blue Line]]. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line. It is the western terminus of the Forest Park branch. The station was known as '''Des Plaines''' until 1994. It is also referred to as the '''Forest Park Transit Center''' by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] because it is a major terminal for Pace buses.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=generator&KEYWORD=Forest%20Park%20Transit%20Center%20-%20CTA| website=Pace Bus| title=Search Results: Forest Park Transit Center - CTA}}</ref> The station contains a 1051-space [[Park and Ride]] lot which uses the "Pay and Display" system, in which fees are paid at the lot entrance. It is located south of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad]] tracks which curve to the north of the station towards [[Madison Street (Chicago)|Madison Street]] where
+'''Forest Park''' is a [[metro station|station]] on the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s [[Chicago 'L'|'L' system]], located in the village of [[Forest Park, Illinois]] and serving the [[Blue Line (CTA)|Blue Line]]. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line. It is the western terminus of the Forest Park branch. The station was known as '''Des Plaines''' until 1994. It is also referred to as the '''Forest Park Transit Center''' by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] because it is a major terminal for Pace buses.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=generator&KEYWORD=Forest%20Park%20Transit%20Center%20-%20CTA| website=Pace Bus| title=Search Results: Forest Park Transit Center - CTA| access-date=2010-03-16| archive-date=2015-07-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713104842/http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=generator&KEYWORD=Forest%20Park%20Transit%20Center%20-%20CTA| url-status=dead}}</ref> The station contains a 1,051-space [[Park and Ride]] lot which uses the "Pay and Display" system, in which fees are paid at the lot entrance. It is located south of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad]] tracks which curve to the north of the station towards [[Madison Street (Chicago)|Madison Street]] where
 the line rechristens itself to the [[Canadian National Railway]]'s Waukesha Subdivision.
 ==History==
 [[Image:Forest Park.svg|thumb|left|150px|Forest Park destination sign]]
-Forest Park opened in 1902, as a local [[interurban]] station on the [[Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway]]. On March 11, 1905, the [[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]] extended its [[Garfield Park branch (Chicago Transit Authority)|Garfield Park rapid transit service]] west over the tracks of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago. An amusement park was located in this lot for 14 years (1908-1922) when an enormous fire incinerated parts of it, causing it to be shut down permanently. At this time Forest Park became the western terminal for the 'L' while continuing to serve as an interurban station. In 1958, the Congress Branch opened in the median of the [[Eisenhower Expressway]], the Blue Line was rerouted and connected to the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway Station LaSalle making Forest Park, the southern terminus of the Blue Line. Forest Park, however, is one of the few stations in the Congress Branch line that is not in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, and is {{convert|350|m|ftin|sp=us}} north of it. In 1966, the park-and-ride schedule of 1051 seats was opened and a new station was built and completed in December 1982 along with the Transit Center that provides connection to many bus lines.
+Forest Park opened in 1902, as a local [[interurban]] station on the [[Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway]]. On March 11, 1905, the [[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]] extended its [[Garfield Park branch (Chicago Transit Authority)|Garfield Park rapid transit service]] west over the tracks of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago. An amusement park was located in this lot for 14 years (1908-1922) when an enormous fire incinerated parts of it, causing it to be shut down permanently. At this time Forest Park became the western terminal for the 'L' while continuing to serve as an interurban station. In 1958, the Congress Branch opened in the median of the [[Eisenhower Expressway]], the Blue Line was rerouted and connected to the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway Station LaSalle making Forest Park, the southern terminus of the Blue Line. Forest Park, however, is one of the few stations in the Congress Branch line that is not in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, and is {{convert|350|m|ftin|sp=us}} north of it. In 1966, the park-and-ride lot with 1,051 spaces was opened and a new station was built and completed in December 1982 along with the Transit Center that provides connection to many bus lines.
+On August 23, 2006, a new pedestrian bridge was lifted into place over the [[Des Plaines River]] between Maywood and Forest Park. The bridge and new approaches permit a direct crossing over the Des Plaines River, allowing the main stem of the [[Illinois Prairie Path]] to terminate further east, at the [[Forest Park station]]. The bridge and approaches opened in late October 2006, after lighting and emergency [[call box]]es were installed.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Chicago Tribune |author=Pierce, Victoria |date=2006-08-24 |access-date=2006-08-24 |title=Pedestrian bridge to fun and profit |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-0608240039aug24,1,5970551.story}}</ref>
-On December 16, 2012, the CTA discontinued the 17 Westchester route, leaving only Pace buses to serve Forest Park.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-23/news/ct-met-pace-route-changes-20121123_1_pace-route-weekday-rush-hour-service-low-ridership-bus-routes| website=Chicago Tribune| title=Pace says its buses will run on some routes being cut by CTA| date=November 23, 2012| first=Richard| last=Wronski}}</ref>
+On December 16, 2012, the CTA discontinued the 17 Westchester route, leaving only Pace buses to serve Forest Park.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/11/23/pace-says-its-buses-will-run-on-some-routes-being-cut-by-cta/| website=Chicago Tribune| title=Pace says its buses will run on some routes being cut by CTA| date=November 23, 2012| first=Richard| last=Wronski}}</ref>
 The station is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week and 1,175,588 passengers used the station in 2011.
+Service between Forest Park and [[Austin station (CTA Blue Line)|Austin]] was temporarily suspended on September 2, 2024, while police investigated the shooting of four people sleeping in two cars of a Forest Park-bound Blue Line train shortly before 5:30 AM [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]. Three were pronounced dead at the scene, a fourth died in the hospital later. A suspect was later arrested by [[Chicago Police Department|Chicago Police]] at a [[Pink Line (CTA)|Pink Line]] station in [[Chicago]] approximately 90 minutes later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=4 people shot to death while sleeping on CTA Blue Line train in Forest Park, mayor says |url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/4-killed-shooting-cta-blue-line-train-forest-park-police-say/15259114/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=[[ABC7 Chicago]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-09-04 |title=Court docs reveal chilling new details on how CTA train shooting unfolded, multiple people killed in their sleep |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/court-docs-paint-chilling-picture-of-fatal-cta-train-shooting/3539362/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=[[NBC Chicago]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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v t e Current and former Chicago "L" stations
Garfield Park branch	Des Plaines Hannah Harlem Home Oak Park Gunderson Lombard Austin Central Laramie Cicero Kilbourn Tripp Pulaski Garfield Park St. Louis Kedzie Sacramento California Western Hoyne Ogden Marshfield
Westchester branch	Mannheim/22nd Canterbury Roosevelt Harrison Bellwood 25th Avenue 17th Avenue 11th Avenue 5th Avenue Des Plaines