Laramie station (CTA Douglas branch) explained

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Laramie
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Address:2130 South Laramie Avenue
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates:41.8518°N -87.7538°W
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Structure:Street Level
Tracks:2
Opened:August 16, 1910
February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal)
Closed:February 9, 1992 (Removed from service)
August 16, 2003 (Abandoned)
Former:52nd Avenue
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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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gillis. Michael. Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend. Chicago Sun-Times. February 2, 1992. 55.
  2. News: CTA's Cuts Take Effect. Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. 2.
  3. Laramie. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 12 May 2009).
  4. Web site: 54th/Cermak . Chicago "L".org . 12 July 2024.