111th station explained

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111th
Line1:Red
Grid:11100S 400W
Size:.9
Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opening:2030[1]
Other Services Header:Proposed services
Other Services2 Header:Former services
Other Services2 Collapsible:yes

111th[2] [3] is a proposed rapid transit station for the Red Line as part of the Red Line Extension. The station is planned to open in 2030,[4] if the CTA can get the funding for the $3.6 billion project.[5] The station would be constructed adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.transitchicago.com/promised-more-than-50-years-ago-the-red-line-extension-rle-project-moves-closer-to-groundbreaking-with-award-of-construction-contract-to-walsh-vinci-transit-community-partners
  2. Web site: 50 years after it was promised, the South Red Line Extension is slated to get a $1.973B grant - Streetsblog Chicago . September 8, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Koziarz. Jay. January 26, 2018. CTA reveals route, four new stations for Far South Side Red Line extension. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213081403/https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/1/26/16935930/cta-red-line-extension-130th-street. February 13, 2020. 4 November 2018. Curbed Chicago. Vox Media.
  4. https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/14/cta-approves-massive-contract-to-build-red-line-extension-as-costs-top-5-billion/
  5. Web site: Far South Siders Have Been Promised a Red Line Extension for 50 Years. Now, the CTA Says It's Closer Than Ever to Happening . 2 August 2022 .