Laramie is a
station on the
Chicago Transit Authority
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its surrounding suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago 'L' and CTA bus service. In , the system had a ridership of , ...
's
'L' system, serving the
Green Line and the
Austin neighborhood on the West Side. It opened on April 29, 1894, as a terminus of the
Lake Street Elevated Railroad
The Lake Street Elevated Railroad was the second permanent elevated rapid transit line to be constructed in Chicago, Illinois. The first section of the line opened in November 1893. Its route is still used today as part of the Green Line route of ...
. Going eastbound, Laramie is the first station above Lake Street; the line follows an elevated embankment to
Harlem/Lake and transitions from an elevated structure to the embankment immediately to the west of the station.
Station layout
The station consists of two tracks and two concrete
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
s. The entrance to the station is adjacent to the eastbound platform, with passengers accessing the westbound platform via a bridge over the tracks. However, there are exit-only staircases on the westbound platform for disembarking passengers.
Bus connections
CTA
*
57 Laramie
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Laramie Station PageLaramie Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
CTA Green Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1894
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