Rosemont station (CTA)

Rosemont   5800N 10500W
Location	5801 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Coordinates	41°59′01″N 87°51′34″W / 41.983507°N 87.859388°W / 41.983507; -87.859388
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Parking	798 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 27, 1983
Previous names	River Road
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,106,653  0.7% (CTA)
Rank	29 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station O'Hare Branch O'Hare Terminus Blue Line Cumberland toward Forest Park Terminus Blue Line Various Special Services Cumberland toward UIC–Halsted
Route map I-190 westbound lanes Blue Line west to O'Hare Blue Line east to Forest Park I-190 eastbound lanes

Rosemont, formerly River Road, is a Chicago 'L' station at the intersection of River Road and I-190 in the suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It is located in the median of I-190 with one island platform serving two tracks, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. Trains are scheduled to depart from Rosemont every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take about 36 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station is 7 blocks east and 2 blocks north of O'Hare. Rosemont is the busiest station outside the city limits of Chicago, with 2,090,977 passenger entries in 2014.

The Rosemont station opened on February 27, 1983, as the terminus of an extension of the West-Northwest route from its former terminal at Jefferson Park. It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn. The station served as the temporary terminal for the West-Northwest route until the terminal at O'Hare Airport opened a year later. The station was known as River Road until the 1990s.

Rosemont is the terminus to many Pace bus routes. In addition, there is a parking lot for commuters that costs $5 US for 14 hours of allowed time. Plus, due to the many hotels nearby, a visitors pass machine is also found in the station. Just west of the station is a maintenance facility built in a wide spot of the freeway's median. The station contains a Dunkin' Donuts doughnut stand, which was installed in September 2004.

It is located only 1 mile from the City of Des Plaines at its westernmost border. The Rosemont station handles more suburban commuters from Des Plaines than any other suburb, including itself.

Pace

River Road Ring

Bus Terminal

Rosemont Transit Center Sign