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18th station

Rapid transit station in Chicago

Field	Value
custom_header
image	Platforms at 18th station, December 2018.JPG
address	1710 West 18th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60608
coordinates
style	CTA
line	Cermak Branch
structure	Elevated
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	2
bicycle	Yes
opened
rebuilt	1991–
accessible	Yes
owned	Chicago Transit Authority
pass_year	2024
passengers	438,444
pass_percent	7.7
pass_rank
services
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
other_services
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
mapframe-marker-color	#e27ea6
mapframe-marker	rail-metro
map_state	collapsed
route_map	{{Routemap	legend=track	inline=1	map=

Chicago, Illinois 60608 | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #e27ea6 | mapframe-marker = rail-metro uhSTR!~MFADEg\uhSTR!~MFADEg lhSTR!~uSTRf\lhSTR!~uSTRg!~POINTERf@gq~~ ~~ ~~ to the Loop uhKRWgl+l\uhKRWgr+r RP2q\hSKRZ-G2!~uSTR\hSKRZ-G2!~uSTR\RP2q~~17th St. lhSTR!~uPSTR(R)\lhSTR!~uPSTR(L) RP2q\hSKRZ-G2!~uPSTR(R)\hSKRZ-G2!~uPSTR(L)\RP2q~~18th St. lhSTR!~uPSTR(R)\lhSTR!~uPSTR(L) lhSTR!~uSTRf!~POINTERg@fq\lhSTR!~uSTRg~~ ~~ ~~ to uhSTR!~MFADEf\uhSTR!~MFADEf 18th is an 'L' station on the CTA's Pink Line located at 1710 West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is decorated with colorful murals painted by local artists from Pilsen.

History

18th station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. From May 1991 until March 1993, the original station was demolished and rebuilt. On June 25, 2006, the 18th station, along with all other stations on the 54th/Cermak branch of the Blue Line, became part of the Pink Line. Rather than continuing east on the Blue Line through the Dearborn subway to O'Hare north of the Polk station, trains run north over a section of track on Paulina Avenue and then run on the same tracks as the Green Line west of the Ashland station before circling clockwise around the Loop and returning to 54th/Cermak via the same route.

In 2016, the Chicago Central Area Commission's proposed the construction of the Connector Transitway which would terminate at 18th.

In 2020, parts of the 1998 murals created by local artists were removed after they had been vandalised, after which the CTA has worked with the local community to restore the murals.

Bus connections

CTA

16th/18th

References

(January 22, 2025). "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024". Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting.
(April 28, 1896). "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune.
''[http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/18th.html 18th.]'' Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 30, 2006).
Zotti, Ed. (August 17, 2016). "The Case for Rail Transit Expansion in the Chicago Central Area". Chicago Central Area Commission.
Peña, Mauricio. (2020-02-18). "After Crews Paint Over 18th Street Station Mural, CTA Looking For Artists To Restore It".
Ballesteros, Carlos. (2019-12-06). "Pilsen CTA 18th Street Pink Line mural whitewashing draws online ire".

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