Central station (CTA Green Line)

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Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side.

Central
Central in 1968
General information
Standort350 North Central Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates41°53′15″N 87°45′56″W / 41.887389°N 87.76565°W / 41.887389; -87.76565
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms1 Island Platform
Tracks2 tracks
Bauwesen
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 15, 1899[1]
Rebuilt1962, 1994-1996 (renovation)
Passengers
2015750,944 [2]Increase 0.9%
Rank91 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Template:CTA lines
Track layout
Corcoran Pl.
Green Line
west to Harlem/Lake
Parkside Ave.
Union Pacific / West Line
Central Ave.
Green Line
east to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove
Lake St.

History

The original Central station was built as part of an extension of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad that opened on April 15, 1899. The structure, consisting of a single island platform, was originally at grade, but was relocated onto an embankment in 1962 to allow Central Avenue to pass underneath. The Parkside Avenue auxiliary entrance closed on January 15, 1973.[3] During the 1994–1996 Green Line rehabilitation, Central was repainted and an elevator was added for accessibility.

Despite the identical name, it is geographically distant from Central station on the Purple Line.

Standort

The station address is 350 North Central Avenue and it is situated between the Laramie and Austin stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem/Lake and to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove. The station is located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 85 Central

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ^ "Austin Hails Five-Cent Fares". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 15, 1899. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 1973. p. 42.