47th is a station

Metro station

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 on the Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority

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's 'L' system

Chicago 'L'

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, serving the Red Line

Red Line (Chicago Transit Authority)

The northern terminus of the Red Line is Howard Street in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago , on the City Limits farthest north. The Red Line extends southeasterly on an elevated embankment structure about a half-mile west of the lakefront to Touhy Avenue then turns south along Glenwood...

. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway

Dan Ryan Expressway

The Dan Ryan is an expressway in the city of Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both Interstate 94 and Interstate 90 south to 66th Street, a distance of...

. north of the West 47th Street overpass. Aceess to the station is available from a staircase from the middle of the north side of the overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side.

Bus connections

CTA

• #15 Jeffery Local
• #24 Wentworth
• #43 43rd Street
• #47 47th
• #51 51st Street

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• 47th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• 47th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site
• 47th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View