95th/Dan Ryan station

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95th/Dan Ryan, announced as 95th, is an 'L' station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. The station serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. The station was the system's thirteenth busiest in 2021.[4] It has a bus terminal served by CTA, Pace, and Greyhound buses. Over 1 million people used the terminal in 2021.[4]

Location15 West 95th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.722596°N 87.624391°W / 41.722596; -87.624391
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Aerial view of the station in 2024
General information
Location15 West 95th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.722596°N 87.624391°W / 41.722596; -87.624391
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
LineDan Ryan branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport CTA buses
Bus transport Pace buses
Bus transport Greyhound
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 26, 1969 (formal opening)[1]
September 28, 1969 (full service)[2]
Rebuilt200001 (elevator added, minor renovations)
2003 (bus terminal renovations)
201419 (station reconstruction)
Previous names95th, 95th/State (station sign)
Passengers
20241,448,518[3]Increase 0.6%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
87th
toward Howard
Red Line Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
87th
toward Howard
Red Line 103rd
toward 130th
Preceding station Pace Pulse Following station
Halsted
toward MVCC
95th Street Line Terminus
95th
toward Harvey
Halsted Line
Location
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History

Bus station before reconstruction
The station after reconstruction

The 95th/Dan Ryan station has undergone significant transformations since its opening on September 28, 1969, as part of the Dan Ryan branch. Initially, the station was simply known as 95th, but in the mid-1990s, its name was updated to 95/Dan Ryan, and later to 95th/Dan Ryan. Over the years, the station has undergone several renovations, including the addition of an elevator in 2000-01 and minor refurbishments. Further improvements were made in 2003 with the renovation of the bus terminal, and most recently, a major reconstruction project took place from 2014 to 2019, bringing the station up to modern standards.

After the Red Line South Reconstruction project was completed in October 2013, the CTA commenced a rebuild of the 95th/Dan Ryan terminal, at a cost of $240 million. The station remained open during the project, which began on September 22, 2014.[5] The entire project was completed on April 27, 2019, with the reopening of the Red Line train platform under the South Terminal building, which became a walkway, the new and expanded terminal has a pedestrian bridge that connects the North and South Terminal buildings, four customer assistant booths, two on the outside of the station, one in the North Terminal and one in the South Terminal, six station entrances, four at the North Terminal and two at the South Terminal, additional escalators, elevators and stairs, additional turnstiles and Ventra card machines, additional bike racks, security cameras, and more bus boarding areas than the old station.[6]

Bus connections

CTA:

  •  3  King Drive
  •  N4  Cottage Grove Owl
  •  X4  Cottage Grove Express
  •  N5  South Shore Night Bus
  •  N9  Ashland Owl
  •  29  State
  •  34  South Michigan
  •  95  95th
  •  100  Jeffery Manor Express
  •  103  West 103rd
  •  106  East 103rd
  •  108  Halsted/95th
  •  111  111th/King Drive
  •  112  Vincennes/111th
  •  115  Pullman/115th
  •  119  Michigan/119th

Pace:

  • 352 Halsted
  • 353 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/Calumet City/Homewood
  • 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
  • 381 95th Street
  • 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins

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