Congress/Wabash station explained

Congress & Wabash
Color:PreKDR
Grid:500S 45E
Size:.75
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Address:500 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates:41.8757°N -87.626°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 tracks
Opened:October 18, 1897
Closed:August 1, 1949
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
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Marker:rail-metro
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  1. 888
Zoom:15

Congress/Wabash was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's South Side Main Line, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at Congress Avenue and Wabash Avenue in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago.[1] Congress/Wabash was situated south of Adams/Wabash and north of Roosevelt/Wabash. Congress/Wabash opened on October 18, 1897, to replace the Congress Terminal and closed on August 1, 1949.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congress/Wabash . June 21, 2010. Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org .
  2. News: Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' . Chicago Daily Tribune . July 29, 1949 . A9.