LaSalle Street Station

LaSalle Street
Platform of LaSalle Street Station
Location	414 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Coordinates	(400 S/140 W) 41°52′32″N 87°37′57″W / 41.87553°N 87.63239°W / 41.87553; -87.63239Coordinates: 41°52′32″N 87°37′57″W / 41.87553°N 87.63239°W / 41.87553; -87.63239
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Rock Island District
Platforms	2 side platforms, 3 island platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	CTA "L" Lines:   Brown Line   Pink Line   Orange Line   Purple Line Rush Hours Only (At LaSalle/Van Buren, 1 Block North of station)   Blue Line At LaSalle, 1/2 Block East of station CTA Buses: ChicaGo Dash
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	May 22, 1852
Rebuilt	1903, 1981–1985, 2011
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Jones/Bronzeville toward Joliet Rock Island District Terminus   Former services   Rock Island Line Chicago (Englewood Station) toward Denver or Colorado Springs Main Line Terminus New York Central Railroad Terminus Water Level Route Englewood toward New York City Danville Branch Englewood toward Danville
Location

LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. It was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only Metra's Rock Island District. The present structure became the fifth station on the site when its predecessor was demolished in 1981 and replaced by the new station and an office high-rise for the . The Chicago Board of Trade Building, Willis Tower and Harold Washington Library are close by.

The first station on the site opened on May 22, 1852 with the completion of the Northern Indiana and Chicago Railroad. On October 1, 1852, the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad began using the station. The two railroads later became the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (New York Central Railroad) and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. North of a junction at Englewood Station, both companies' lines ran parallel to the terminal.

In December 1866 a new station opened. The Great Chicago Fire of October 1871 destroyed the station, which was rebuilt shortly afterwards. The post-fire station was demolished to make way for a new station designed by the architectural firm Frost & Granger which opened July 1, 1903 and stood until 1981. This station was a set for Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, and in the 1973 movie The Sting starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.