Central (CTA Green Line station)

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Central
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Central in 1968
Location 350 North Central Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60644
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Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
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Platforms 1 Island Platform
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened April 15, 1899[1]
Rebuilt 1962, 1994-1996 (renovation)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 744,208[2] Increase 2%
Rank 93 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line
Route map
Corcoran Pl.
Green Line
west to Harlem/Lake
Parkside Ave.
Union Pacific / West Line
Central Ave.
Green Line
east to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove
Lake St.

Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side.

History

The original Central station was built as part of an extension of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad that opened on April 15, 1899. The structure, consisting of a single island platform, was originally at grade, but was relocated onto an embankment in 1962 to allow Central Avenue to pass underneath. The Parkside Avenue auxiliary entrance closed on January 15, 1973.[3] During the 1994–1996 Green Line rehabilitation, Central was repainted and an elevator was added for accessibility.

Despite the identical name, it is geographically distant from Central station on the Purple Line.

Location

The station address is 350 North Central Avenue and it is situated between the Laramie and Austin stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem Avenue in Forest Park to Englewood and Woodlawn. The station is located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

Bus connections

CTA

  • #85 Central

Notes and references

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