47th
4700S
200W
200W
47th is a stop located in the middle of the Dan Ryan Expressways. It has its exit at the southern end of the island platform. Here a narrow staircase followed by a narrow escalator, then the elevator leads up to the standard glass walled station house at street level. There are then the turnstiles and then the station house ends with doors a bit before 47th Street's overpass. A wide open air walkway must be used to actually reach the street. This is do to a slight curve in the ROW just before the station and only wanting to build a platform on a straight stretch of track. There is a covered walkway to the northside of 47th Street where the entrance is and then a covered crosswalk to the southside of the street for connecting buses.
CTA Arts in Transit Program: Canopy Lights
Jo Hormuth by, Laser-cut Acrylite, aluminum — There are designs in the clear domes that make up the platform canopies.
All photos taken on 1 August, 2011
