87th station

For the Metra Electric Line station, see 87th Street station. For the Metra Electric Main Line station, see 87th Street (Woodruff) station.

87th is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serves the Chatham neighborhood. There are two entrances to the station, one on the south side of the 87th Street overpass which served as the only entrance from 1969 until 2006 and one on the north side of the overpass which was opened as part of the Dan Ryan Red Line Rehabilitation Project.

87th   8700S 0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The station in 2021
General information
Location	15 West 87th Street Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41.735372°N 87.624717°W / 41.735372; -87.624717
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	2005–06 (renovation) 2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed)
Previous names	87th/State (station sign)
Passengers
2022	515,205  9.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 79th toward Howard Red Line 95th/Dan Ryan Terminus
Track layout Red north to Howard 87th St. I-94 (Dan Ryan Expy.) Red south to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

History

2013 renovation

The station in 2013

In 2013, the station was renovated with a new elevator installed (along with Garfield and 63rd) as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project and made all the stations on the Dan Ryan branch accessible.

Bus connections

CTA

• 29 State
• 87 87th (Owl Service)

External links

• 87th Station Page at CTA official site
• 87th Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• 87th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View