California station (CTA Blue Line)

California   2800W 2300N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	2211 North California Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60647
Coordinates	41°55′20″N 87°41′50″W / 41.92222°N 87.69722°W / 41.92222; -87.69722
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	O'Hare Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	May 25, 1895; 129 years ago (1895-05-25)
Rebuilt	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Passengers
2022	764,325[1]  38.3%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Logan Square toward O'Hare Blue Line Western toward Forest Park
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Logan Square Closed 1970 Terminus Logan Square branch Western toward Marshfield
Track layout Legend Blue to O'Hare California Ave. Lyndale St. St. Georges Ct. Blue to Forest Park
Location

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, From California, trains run every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 12 minutes to reach the Loop.^{[citation needed]}

California, the other two stations on the Milwaukee Elevated, and Forest Park are the only Blue Line stations that are not located in an expressway median, or underground. The Milwaukee Elevated stations are also the only stations on the Blue Line to have side platforms, as all of the subway and expressway stations on the line use island platforms.