50th Avenue station explained
50th Avenue | Color: | B | Grid: | 2200S 5000W | Size: | .9 |
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Coordinates: | 41.8519°N -87.7492°W |
Type: | Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station |
Structure: | At-grade |
Tracks: | 2 tracks |
Opened: | August 16, 1910 |
Closed: | 1978 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Custom: | Shape: | none | Marker: | rail-metro | Marker-Color: | - 888
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50th Avenue was a Chicago 'L' station on the Douglas branch of the Chicago Transit Authority's West-Northwest Route, currently known as the Pink Line. The station was located at 50th Avenue and 21st Place in west suburban Cicero. It opened on August 16, 1910, as part of an extension of service of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad to . The station closed in 1978 and the structure was moved to the Illinois Railway Museum where it is preserved.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: 50th Avenue . August 10, 2014. Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org .