18th is an 'L' station on the

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's Pink Line. It is located at 1710 West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood of

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. The station is decorated with colorful

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s painted by local artists from Pilsen.

History

18th station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the

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's Douglas Park branch. From May 1991 until March 1993, the original station was demolished and rebuilt.
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' Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 30, 2006). On June 25, 2006, the 18th station, along with all other stations on the 54th/Cermak branch of the Blue Line, became part of the Pink Line. Rather than continuing east on the Blue Line through the Dearborn subway to O'Hare north of the

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station, trains run north over a section of track on Paulina Avenue and then run on the same tracks as the

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west of the Ashland station before circling clockwise around the

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and returning to 54th/Cermak via the same route. In 2016, the Chicago Central Area Commission's proposed the construction of the Connector Transitway which would terminate at 18th. In 2020, parts of the 1998 murals created by local artists were removed after they had been vandalised, after which the CTA has worked with the local community to restore the murals.

Bus connections

* 18 16th/18th

References

External links

18th station page
at CTA official website
18th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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