University station (CTA) explained

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University
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Address:1200 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates:41.7805°N -87.5962°W
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 tracks
Former:Lexington Avenue
Other Services Header:Former services
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University was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line; The station was located at 1200 East 63rd Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. University opened on April 23, 1893.[1] From December 12, 1982,[2] until January 9, 1994, University served as the terminal of the Jackson Park Branch. The station closed on January 9, 1994, when the entire Green Line closed for a renovation project. University did not reopen with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996. University was scheduled to be replaced by a new terminal at Dorchester. Instead the line was cut back to its current terminal at Cottage Grove.[3] The University station was demolished in September 1997, when the City of Chicago demolished the rest of the Jackson Park branch east of Cottage Grove.

Notes and References

  1. News: Run Trains to Madison Avenue. Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. 2.
  2. http://www.chicago-l.org/articles/bridge2.html "3 Jackson 'L' stations open again", by R. Bruce Dold (Tribune Transportation Writer); Chicago Tribune, December 13, 1982 (via Chicago "L".org)
  3. Web site: University . April 7, 2010. Graham . Garfield . Chicago-L.org .