Laramie station (CTA Blue Line)

Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the Blue Line. The station closed on February 9, 1992, because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.[1][2] It was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002, for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak was being rebuilt. It was again closed before the new station at 54th/Cermak opened on August 16, 2003. However, the station was never demolished because it was considered historic.[3]

Laramie
 
5200W
2200S
(Signage in 1992)
54/Cermak
 
5400W
2134S
(Signage in 2002)
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location2130 South Laramie Avenue
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates41.8518°N 87.7538°W / 41.8518; -87.7538
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Douglas Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStreet Level
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1910
February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal)
ClosedFebruary 9, 1992 (Removed from service)
August 16, 2003 (Abandoned)
Previous names52nd Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Closed as part of the Blue Line
54th/Cermak
toward Oak Park
Douglas branch 50th Avenue
Closed 1978
toward Marshfield
Location
The station in 1967

References

  1. Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 55.
  2. "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. p. 2.
  3. Laramie. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 12 May 2009).
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