List of former Chicago "L" stations Rapid transit rail stations
This is a list of former stations on the Chicago "L" . This list includes stations that have been demolished, partially demolished, and stations that are abandoned or closed, but are not open for passenger service.
The majority of these stations existed on now demolished "L" lines, but some exist on current lines.
Stations
18th on the South Side Main Line
58th
Racine on the Englewood branch
The Wells Street Terminal
California in the median of I-290
Kostner
Central
Laramie
Washington/State station
Reopened stations
Station
Line
Opened
Closed
Reopened
Ashland Ⓣ
Green Pink
November 6, 1893 [ 22] [ 23]
April 4, 1948 [ 24]
February 25, 1951 [ 60]
California
Green
November 6, 1893 [ 22]
February 9, 1992 [ 37] [ 38]
July 13, 1996
Cermak–McCormick Place
Green
June 6, 1892
September 9, 1977
February 8, 2015[ 61]
Damen
Green
November 6, 1893 [ 22] [ 23]
April 4, 1948 [ 24]
August 5, 2024 [ 62]
Dempster–Skokie †
Yellow
March 28, 1925 [ 63]
March 27, 1948 [a]
April 20, 1964 [ 64]
Grand
Blue
February 25, 1951
February 9, 1992 [ 37] [ 38]
June 25, 1999 [ 65]
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren Ⓣ
Brown Orange Pink Purple
October 3, 1897
September 2, 1973 [ 17]
June 22, 1997
Morgan
Green Pink
November 6, 1893 [ 22] [ 23]
April 4, 1948 [ 24]
May 18, 2012 [ 66]
Oakton–Skokie
Yellow
March 28, 1925
March 27, 1948 [ 13]
April 30, 2012 [ 67]
Paulina
Brown
May 18, 1907 [ 55]
September 2, 1973 [ 17]
October 17, 1973
Roosevelt Ⓣ
Green Orange
June 6, 1892 [ 27]
August 1, 1949 [a] [ 4] [ 5]
November 1, 1993
Sedgwick
Brown Purple
May 31, 1900
January 13, 1973 [ 30]
April 23, 1973
Notes
a Station remained in service on the North Shore Line after the "L" withdrew service.
b Station remained in service on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin after the "L" withdrew service.
c Station opened on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway prior to the start of "L" service. March 11, 1905, is the day "L" service began at this station.
d Station opened on the Milwaukee Road 's Evanston branch prior to the start of "L" service. May 16, 1908, is the day "L" service began at this station.
References
^ a b c d e f "Westchester 'L' Line Is Opened; 180 Trains Daily". Chicago Daily Tribune . October 1, 1926. p. 8. ProQuest 180736037 .
^ a b c "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 28, 1896. p. 5.
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Revise Douglas and Garfield 'L' Service Dec. 9". Chicago Daily Tribune . December 1, 1951. p. 4.
^ a b c d e f g h i "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' ". Chicago Daily Tribune . July 29, 1949. p. A9. ProQuest 177782763 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Close 24 Elevated Stations; Skip-Stop Will Start Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune . July 31, 1949. p. 1. ProQuest 177771364 .
^ a b c d e "CTA to Study North-South Express Line". Chicago Daily Tribune . November 8, 1957. p. A7. ProQuest 180247946 .
^ a b c d e "An Era Ends: Wood 'L' Cars on Last Runs". Chicago Daily Tribune . November 29, 1957. p. A2. ProQuest 180231626 .
^ a b c d e f Garfield, Graham. "The CTA Reinvents Itself: The 'L' Heads Into the 21st Century (1990-present)" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f "Buses Replace 'L' Tomorrow in Cicero, Berwyn". Chicago Daily Tribune . February 2, 1952. p. 3.
^ a b c "Normal Park "L" Spur Service to End Today". Chicago Daily Tribune . January 29, 1954. p. A12.
^ a b c d e f "16 New Cars to Go in Use Monday on Evanston 'L' ". Chicago Daily Tribune . October 4, 1957. p. 5. ProQuest 180290934 .
^ Garfield, Graham. "Asbury" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ a b c d e Garfield, Graham. "Logan Squareern "L" Chronology" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010 .
^ "12,000 Ride CTA Congress Line on First Day". Chicago Daily Tribune . June 23, 1958. p. 4. ProQuest 182115980 .
^ Thompson, John H. (June 21, 1958). "Hail New Era of Transit in Congress Way". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 7. ProQuest 182097755 .
^ a b c d e f Buck, Thomas (September 2, 1973). "CTA Shutting Down 7 Rapid Transit Stations Today". Chicago Tribune . p. 5. ProQuest 169299833 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "First Train on Garfield Park Division". Chicago Daily Tribune . June 18, 1895. p. 2.
^ a b c d "CTA to Shift Garfield 'L' to Street Sunday". Chicago Daily Tribune . September 18, 1953. p. B7.
^ a b c d e f "Humboldt Park "L" Trains Discontinued Today; Put in Buses". Chicago Daily Tribune . May 5, 1952. p. 1.
^ Garfield, Graham. "Calvary" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Crowds on Lake Street "L." ". Chicago Daily Tribune . November 7, 1893. p. 8.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Lake Street L Open". Chicago Daily Tribune . November 5, 1893. p. 14.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "10 Stations Closed as CTA Speeds Up Lake St. Elevated". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 5, 1948. p. 4.
^ a b c d e f g h i j "New 'L' Road Opens". Chicago Daily Tribune . May 7, 1895. p. 12.
^ a b c d "Boys Meddle with 'L' Track". Chicago Daily Tribune . June 7, 1900. p. 12.
^ a b c "Running on the 'L' ". Chicago Daily Tribune . June 7, 1892. p. 9.
^ a b c "Union Loop Finally Opened to the Public". Chicago Daily Tribune . October 4, 1897. p. 1.
^ Garfield, Graham. "Dodge" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ a b "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune . January 13, 1973. p. 42.
^ a b c "More Trains on Alley 'L': Use Old Congress Station". Chicago Daily Tribune . March 9, 1902. p. 3.
^ "Crowds on Stock Yards Line of the South Side Elevated". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 9, 1908. p. 11.
^ "Service on Lake Street 'L' Extension". Chicago Daily Tribune . September 20, 1895. p. 12.
^ "Put in New Rails". Chicago Daily Tribune . September 23, 1895. p. 11.
^ "Calls on the Banks". Chicago Daily Tribune . May 10, 1895. p. 4.
^ Garfield, Graham. "Grand" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010 .
^ a b c d Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 55.
^ a b c d "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune . February 9, 1992. p. 2.
^ a b Garfield, Graham. "Isabella" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ "Room For All to Ride". Chicago Daily Tribune . May 30, 1900. p. 12.
^ "Presents CTA Station Key". Chicago Daily Tribune . August 4, 1962. p. 8.
^ "Increase in "L" Traffic". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 5, 1903. p. 63.
^ "Opens Its New Line". Chicago Daily Tribune . July 30, 1895. p. 3.
^ a b "Trains Run on New Branch". Chicago Daily Tribune . January 27, 1901. p. 8.
^ a b c "Douglas Park "L" Route Shifted". Chicago Daily Tribune . March 31, 1954. p. A7.
^ a b c "Douglas Park "L" Train Shift Set Tomorrow". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 3, 1954. p. C7.
^ a b "Union Loop Is Now in Use". Chicago Daily Tribune . November 9, 1896. p. 5.
^ Swartz, Tracy (March 2, 2015). "Madison/Wabash 'L' station to close March 16" . RedEye . Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ "Customer Alert: Madison/Wabash Station Closure" . Chicago Transit Authority . Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ " "L" Trains in Collision". Chicago Daily Tribune . January 30, 1901. p. 1.
^ "Austin Hails Five-Cent Fares". Chicago Daily Tribune . April 15, 1899. p. 5.
^ Moffat, Bruce (1995). "Chapter 13 – The Evanston "L" ". The "L" . Chicago, Il: Central Electric Railfans' Association. p. 225. ISBN 0-915348-30-6 .
^ "Alley "L" Service Restored". Chicago Daily Tribune . December 24, 1906. p. 10.
^ LaTrace, AJ (September 5, 2017). "The Loop's Randolph/Wabash station is now permanently closed" . Curbed Chicago . Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
^ a b "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune . May 19, 1907. p. 11.
^ Garfield, Graham. "Ridge" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010 .
^ Shinnick, William (October 17, 1943). "CHICAGO UNDERGROUND--A Subway at Last!". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. C1.
^ "Washington (Red Line) Subway Station Closure" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2006 .
^ Garfield, Graham. "Willow" . Chicago-L.org . Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010 .
^ "Loop 'L' Jams Will be Eased by New Subway". Chicago Daily Tribune . February 22, 1951. p. C11.
^ Roberts, Bob (February 7, 2015). "New Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station Opens Sunday" . CBS Chicago. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015 .
^ Wade, Stephanie; Jordan, Karen (August 5, 2024). "New Damen Station on CTA Green Line opens" . WLS-TV .
^ "15,000 Witness Official Opening of Niles Center 'L' ". Chicago Daily Tribune . March 29, 1925. p. 5.
^ Buck, Thomas (April 19, 1964). "CTA's Skokie Service Opens". Chicago Tribune . p. 3. ProQuest 179435459 .
^ "CTA Re-Opens Grand/Milwaukee Blue Line Station" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. June 24, 1999. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2011 .
^ "Customer Alert: New Morgan Station Opens" . Chicago Transit Authority . Retrieved May 18, 2012 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Oakton Station on the Yellow Line Now Open" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
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