79th

95/Dan Ryan

87th

8700S
0E/0W

87th is a stop located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway with the usual entirely canopied island platform. To leave the station there are doors at the northern end of the platform that lead immedately to turnstiles located at street level. Next is the original entrance with a separate but single staircase and an up escalator to the south side of 87th Street. Renovations have added a dark walkway which opened on December 11th, 2006 (Source) at the same level of the platform beneath 87th Street's overpass with simple low-fences. This leads to a single staircase up to their own small glass walled enclosure at to the northside of 87th Street.
CTA Arts in Transit Program: The Shore by Jeff Zimmerman, 2007. These are art glass panels above the main escalator/staircase into the station.
Photos 1-20: 1 August, 2011; 21-35: 10 June, 2018

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Approaching the turnstiles out to street and buses

The dark walkway under 87th Street to reach the northside

Looking back towards the station

Looking through the chain-link fence at the standard white with a red roof glass structure with surrounds the secondary entrance

View across to the main entrance

An expressway view with the train station in the middle

The Shore

Plaque for The Shore

From the sea to the moon

2600-car #2727 stops at the station, the roller sign is changing

2600-car #2636 leaves the station

2600-car #2636 keeps leaving in the Freeway median

A column sign

2600-car #2807 approaches

2600-car #2807 arrives in the station

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Last Updated: 4 September, 2012
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