Lake station (CTA)

Not to be confused with State/Lake in the Loop.
This article is about the 'L' station known as "Lake/State". It is not to be confused with Lake State.

Lake
 
200N
0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location 188 North State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Coordinates 41.884809°N 87.627813°W / 41.884809; -87.627813
Owned by City of Chicago
Line(s) State Street subway
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Blue at Washington via The Pedway
Brown Green Orange Pink Purple at State/Lake
Construction
Structure type Subway
Bicycle facilities Yes (Randolph Entrance)
Accessible Yes
History
Opened October 17, 1943 (as part of Washington)
June 2, 1996 (as temporary Washington-Lake station)
November 18, 1997 (as permanent Lake station)
Rebuilt 1996–97 (Randolph-Washington mezzanine)
2004–05 (Lake-Randolph mezzanine and platform)
Previous names Washington (part of that station)
Lake-Washington (as temporarily separate station stop)
Passengers
2022 2,749,185 Increase 33.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grand
toward Howard
Red Line Monroe
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grand
toward Howard
Red Line Washington
Closed 2006
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Lake is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line in the Chicago Loop that is part of the State Street subway. Lake is a transfer station between the Red Line and the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines at the State/Lake station and the Blue Line at Washington via the Chicago Pedway. In 2019, Lake had an average of 19,364 weekday passenger entries, making it the busiest 'L' station.

Lake is linked to Millennium Station and Millennium Park via a Chicago Pedway connection that can be accessed at its Randolph–Washington exit.

On November 20, 2009, the Chicago Pedway connecting the unpaid portions of Lake and Washington stations reopened to service.

This station was originally part of the closed Washington station. The two were separated on June 2, 1996, due to the renovation project of the Randolph-Washington mezzanine and Lake became an independent station on November 18, 1997, in order to better facilitate transfers between the Red Line subway and the elevated State/Lake station.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express (Weekday Rush Hours Only)
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day through Labor Day only)
  • 29 State
  • 36 Broadway
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express