Campbell was a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
station on the
Chicago "L"
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid tr ...
Lake Street Elevated
The Lake Street Elevated, also known as the Lake branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" which is located west of the Chicago Loop and serves the Green Line for its entire length, as well as the Pink Line east of Ashland Avenue. As of Febr ...
from 1893 to 1948.
History
The station opened in 1893 and closed in 1948.
Accidents and incidents
On the night of June 28, 1910, a train derailed while repair work was done to the tracks, affecting trains in both directions and causing delays of up to an hour. Passengers walked several hundred yards across the structure to the Campbell station. On the same night, a
streetcar
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
on Lake Street collided with a mail car and derailed, also delaying traffic. No injuries resulted from either accident.
Station details
Ridership
Ridership at Campbell peaked at 244,570 passengers in 1901, and last exceeded 200,000 in 1903. By 1914, it was the least-ridden station on the Lake Street Elevated except for the
Randolph/Market station downtown, which was only used during
rush hour
A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: on ...
s, and the Lake Street's portion of
Lake Street Transfer. In 1921, its ridership became even lower than that of the Lake Street's contribution to the Transfer, and except for 1926 would never exceed 100,000 passengers after that year. Ridership last exceeded 50,000 in 1930, and bottomed out at 31,440 in 1944. In its last full year of operation, 1947, it served 38,878 passengers, while for the part of 1948 it was open it served 11,609. Behind Randolph/Market, it was the lowest-ridership station at least partially staffed on the entire Chicago "L" in 1947 and early 1948.
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Defunct Chicago "L" stations
1893 establishments in Illinois
1948 disestablishments in Illinois
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