Laramie station (CTA Douglas branch)

Laramie   5200W 2200S
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Laramie's station house in 2024
General information
Location	2130 South Laramie Avenue Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates	41.8518°N 87.7538°W / 41.8518; -87.7538
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Douglas Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Street Level
History
Opened	August 16, 1910 February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal)
Closed	February 9, 1992 (Removed from service) August 16, 2003 (Abandoned)
Previous names	52nd Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 54th/Cermak toward Oak Park Douglas branch 50th Avenue Closed 1978 toward Marshfield as a temporary terminal station (2002–2003) Terminus Blue Line Cermak branch Cicero toward O'Hare
Location

The station in 1967

Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the West-Northwest Line. The station closed on February 9, 1992, because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.[1][2] The station was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002, for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak station was being rebuilt and relocated from the west side of 54th Avenue to the east side. The station was closed again on August 16, 2003, before the new station at 54th/Cermak opened two days later on August 18, 2003. However, the station was never demolished because it was considered historic.[3][4] Today, Laramie Avenue is serviced by the Pink Line at 54th/Cermak station.

References

1. Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 55.
2. "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. p. 2.
3. Laramie. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 12 May 2009).
4. "54th/Cermak". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

• Abandoned Laramie Avenue Station from Google Maps Street View