Central 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 and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the
Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side.
History
The original Central station was built as part of an extension 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 ...
that opened on April 15, 1899. The structure, consisting of a single island platform, was originally at grade, but was relocated onto an embankment in 1962 to allow Central Avenue to pass underneath. The Parkside Avenue auxiliary entrance closed on January 15, 1973.
During the 1994–1996 Green Line rehabilitation, Central was repainted and an elevator was added for
accessibility.
Despite the identical name, it is geographically distant from
Central station on the
Purple Line.
Location
The station address is 350 North Central Avenue and it is situated between the
Laramie and
Austin stations on the
Green Line, which runs from
Harlem/Lake and to
Ashland/63rd and
Cottage Grove. The station is located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Corcoran Place in the
Austin neighborhood on
Chicago
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's West Side.
Bus connections
CTA
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85 Central
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Central (Lake Street Line) Station PageParkside Avenue closed entrance from Google Maps Street ViewCentral Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
CTA Green Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
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