Harvard was a station on the

Englewood Branch The Ashland branch, formerly known as the Englewood branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" currently operated as the Green Line, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. History The first station on the ...

of 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 ...

and was the northern terminus of the

Normal Park Branch The Normal Park branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago "L" system from 1907 to 1954. The branch served the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of four elevated stations. It opened on May 25, 1907, and closed on ...

. The station opened on November 3, 1906, and closed on February 9, 1992. It was demolished during the Green Line reconstruction of 1994–1996. The CTA considered constructing a new station at Harvard with a new

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuting, commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail t ...

lot that would have connected to the 63rd station on the

Dan Ryan branch The Dan Ryan branch is a long section of the Chicago "L" system located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, as part of its Red Line service and is normally through-routed downtown towards the ...

. No funding was available for the project and as a result the reconstruction did not happen.

References

External links

Harvard Station Page
at Chicago-L.org Railway stations in the United States opened in 1906 Railway stations closed in 1992 1906 establishments in Illinois 1992 disestablishments in Illinois Defunct Chicago "L" stations Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1990s {{Illinois-railstation-stub