State/Lake is an
'L' station serving the
CTA's
Brown,
Green,
Orange,
Pink, and
Purple Lines on
The Loop. It is located in the
Chicago Loop at 200 North State Street. Like all Loop stations, it has two side platforms. The CTA offers farecard transfers between this station and the
Lake subway station on the
Red Line. Unlike most stations, there is no in-station transfer between directions.
History
The station in 1949 decorated for ChristmasA passenger enters the station as it appears quarter after 7 o'clock in the evening.
State/Lake station opened on September 22, 1895, as part on the
Lake Street Elevated Railroad's extension into the Chicago Loop that later became the north side of the Union Loop.[2] State/Lake is the last station on this section of the Loop to retain many of its original features. [citation needed]
One of a series of videos "shot on iPhone 6" to feature in a 2015 Apple advertising campaign [3] features the short journey between Randolph/Wabash and State/Lake shot in time lapse.
In 2021, the CTA and the
Chicago Department of Transportation proposed modernizing the station with the addition of a large glass canopy, accessibility, and large side platforms. However, no project schedule is provided.[4][5][6][7]