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35th–Bronzeville–IIT station

Chicago "L" station

Field	Value
custom_header
image	Platform at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, looking north.jpg
image_caption	View northwest from the station, toward IIT's State Street Village.
address	16 East 35th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616
coordinates
style	CTA
line	South Side Elevated
other	at [35th Street](35th-street-station)
CTA buses
structure	Elevated
platform	1 Island platform
tracks	2 tracks
bicycle	Yes
opened
rebuilt	,

accessible	Yes
owned	Chicago Transit Authority
former	35th Street
Tech-35th
pass_year	2024
passengers	314,569
pass_percent	3.6
pass_rank
services
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
other_services
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
mapframe-marker-color	#009b3a
mapframe-marker	rail-metro
map_state	collapsed
route_map	{{Routemap	legend=track	inline=1	map=

Chicago, Illinois 60616 CTA buses

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35th–Bronzeville–IIT (formerly Tech–35th) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green Line, located in the Douglas community area. It is situated at 16 E 35th Street, just east of State Street.

History

The station opened on June 6, 1892, along with the rest of the initial segment of the South Side Elevated Railroad. It is the oldest continuously operating station on the Chicago "L", being the only remaining station from the original opening. In October 1962, the station, then known as "Tech-35th", caught fire. The northbound platform was destroyed, and service between the adjacent Cermak and stations was suspended for four days. The station operated using temporary platforms until its renovation in 1965.

Currently, the station serves the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville as well as the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, which is located immediately across State Street from the station. The station also serves Rate Field, though the Red Line station of is closer. In April 2011, a new Metra station opened between the two CTA stations, providing a convenient transfer point for those traveling to and from the suburbs.

Walt Disney worked here as a guard and gate man as a teenager in 1918.

Layout

The station features a farecard-only entrance at 3400S, on what would normally be 34th Street.

North of this station, the Green Line tracks pass directly over the McCormick Tribune Campus Center. In order to reduce the impact of noise from passing trains on the facility, the tracks are enclosed in a 530 ft tube made from concrete and stainless steel.

Gallery

File:IIT CTA Tunnel 2.JPG|Tunnel just before the station at 33rd Street, over the MTCC of IIT's Main Campus, September 2007.

Bus and rail connections

CTA

State
31st (weekdays only)
31st/35th Metra
(at 35th Street)

References

(January 22, 2025). "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024". Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting.
(June 7, 1892). "Running on the "L."". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(April 2018). "35th St.-Bronzeville-IIT".
Jim Korkis. (2013-05-22). "Chicago Walt". MousePlanet.
Patrick T. Reardon. (2006-11-21). "Disney in Chicagoland". Chicago Tribune.
Werner Weiss. (2008-12-05). "Walt Disney in Chicago". Yesterland.
"McCormick Tribune Campus Center". Illinois Institute of Technology.

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