Coordinates: 41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°W / 41.8518; -87.7538

Laramie station (CTA Douglas branch)

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Laramie
 
5200W
2200S
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
A beige Craftsman station house, situated at the right of two tracks, with a red peaked roof and a double beige door.
Laramie's station house in 2023
General information
Location2130 South Laramie Avenue
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°W / 41.8518; -87.7538
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Douglas Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStreet Level
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1910
February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal)
ClosedFebruary 9, 1992 (Removed from service)
August 16, 2003 (Abandoned)
Previous names52nd 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 Cicero
toward O'Hare
Location
Map
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.

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