California station (CTA Blue Line)

California
 
2800W
2300N
General information
Location2211 North California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Coordinates41°55′20″N 87°41′50″W / 41.92222°N 87.69722°W / 41.92222; -87.69722
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
LineLogan Square branch (O'Hare Branch)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedMay 25, 1895 (1895-05-25)
Rebuilt2014 (2014)
Passengers
20241,002,276  17.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Logan Square
toward O'Hare 
Blue Line Western
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Logan Square
Closed 1970
Terminus
Logan Square branch Western
toward Marshfield
Location

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, From California, trains run every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 12 minutes to reach the Loop.

California, the other two stations on the Logan Square branch, and Forest Park are the only Blue Line stations that are not located in an expressway median, or underground. The Logan Square branch stations are also the only stations on the Blue Line to have side platforms; all other stations use island platforms or for O'Hare, a bay platform.