Pulaski station (CTA Blue Line)
| Company type | Rapid transit station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Defunct | 1958 (elevated station) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois , United States |
Area served | West Garfield Park, Chicago |
| Products | Passenger rail service |
Pulaski functions as a stop on the Chicago 'L' network, specifically serving the Blue Line's branch extending to Forest Park. Positioned within the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, it caters to the West Garfield Park area. A lengthy ramp links the platform to the station building located on the Pulaski Road overpass. Originally, there was an entrance on the Keeler Avenue overpass; however, to cut expenses, this entrance was closed on January 15, 1973, remaining accessible only as an exit until it was completely shut down on December 28, 1978. Although the exit structure still stands, it is no longer open to passengers.
Elevated station
The first Pulaski station, which opened in 1895 under the name 40th Avenue station, was part of the Garfield Park branch of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated. Due to street renaming, its name changed twice: first to Crawford Avenue and later to Pulaski Road in 1913 and again in 1935. When skip-stop service began on December 9, 1951, Pulaski was classified as an AB station, stopping all trains. The elevated version of the station ceased operations in 1958 and was succeeded by a new facility situated in the Congress Expressway median.
Expressway-median station
The new Pulaski station commenced service on June 22, 1958, along the Congress branch and was categorized as an A station. Under skip-stop operations, A trains traveling west of Racine used the Congress branch, while B trains operated on the Douglas branch—currently known as the Pink Line. To reduce operational costs, access via Keeler Avenue was restricted to exiting passengers starting January 15, 1973, and was fully closed by December 28, 1978.
Bus connections
- 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
- 53 Pulaski (Owl Service)