Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station

Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren, is an station serving the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: rapid transit station on the CTA Loop Elevated in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station”, “Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren”, “Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren”, “Library – State/Van Buren”, “Library-State/Van Buren”, “Library–State/Van Buren”, and “State/Van Buren”
  • Address: 1 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60605

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago "L" and Metropolitan Correctional Center.

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The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . The system is operated by the , one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. is situated 880 feet northeast of Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station.

Prison
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The , Chicago is a United States federal prison in , Illinois, United States. It holds imprisoned men and women of all security levels before and during court proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, and for brief sentences. is situated 410 feet west of Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station.

Government building
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The John C. is a skyscraper in the downtown located at 230 South Dearborn Street. The 45-story structure was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1974 as the last portion of the new Federal Center. is situated 620 feet northwest of Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printers Row and Loop.

Neighborhood
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is a Chicago neighborhood located in . The area of is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the on the west.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station

Latitude
41.87692° or 41° 52′ 37″ north
Longitude
-87.62894° or 87° 37′ 44″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86HJV9GC+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 258940057
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q3127657
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “哈羅德·華盛頓圖書館-州／範布倫站”
  • Chinese: “哈羅德·華盛頓圖書館-州／范布倫站”
  • Chinese: “夏洛・華盛頓圖書館—州／范布倫站”
  • French: “Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren”
  • French: “Library-State/Van Buren”
  • French: “Library”
  • Japanese: “ハロルド・ワシントン・ライブラリー―ステイト/ヴァン・バーレン駅”
  • Russian: “Государственная библиотека имени Гарольда Вашингтона — Ван-Бьюрен”
  • Spanish: “Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren (Metro de Chicago)”
  • Spanish: “Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарольд-Вашингтон-Лайбрарі–Стейт/Ван-Бюрен”
  • Urdu: “ہیرالڈ واشنگٹن لائبریری–اسٹیٹ/وان بیورن اسٹیشن”
  • Yue Chinese: “夏盧德・華盛頓圖書館－州／范布倫站”

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Highlights include Fisher Building and The Arc at Old Colony.

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