List of former Chicago "L" stations
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This is a list of former stations on the Chicago "L". This list includes stations that have been demolished, partially demolished, and stations that are abandoned, but are not open for passenger service.
The majority of these stations existed on now demolished "L" lines, but some exist on current lines.
Stations
Symbol | Meaning |
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Ⓣ | Designated transfer stations within the Chicago "L" system |
† | Terminal station |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/18th_Street_L_station.jpg/220px-18th_Street_L_station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Abandoned_58th_Street_CTA_Green_Line_Station.jpg/220px-Abandoned_58th_Street_CTA_Green_Line_Station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Abandoned_Racine_CTA_Green_Line.jpg/220px-Abandoned_Racine_CTA_Green_Line.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Wells_Street_Terminal.jpg/220px-Wells_Street_Terminal.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Abandoned_California_Congress_Branch_Line_Station.jpg/220px-Abandoned_California_Congress_Branch_Line_Station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Abandoned_Kostner_CTA_Blue_Line_Station.jpg/220px-Abandoned_Kostner_CTA_Blue_Line_Station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Abandoned_Central_CTA_Blue_Line_Station.jpg/220px-Abandoned_Central_CTA_Blue_Line_Station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Former_Laramie_CTA_Pink_Line_Station.jpg/220px-Former_Laramie_CTA_Pink_Line_Station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ctasubway.jpg/220px-Ctasubway.jpg)
Station | Branch | Location | Opened | Closed | Status |
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5th Avenue | Westchester | Maywood | October 1, 1926[c] [1] | December 9, 1951[b] | Demolished |
11th Avenue | Westchester | Maywood | October 1, 1926[c] [1] | December 9, 1951[b] | Demolished |
14th Place | Douglas | Near West Side | April 28, 1896[2] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
17th Avenue | Westchester | Maywood | October 1, 1926[c] [1] | December 9, 1951[b] | Demolished |
18th Street | South Side Elevated | Near South Side | June 6, 1892 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
25th Avenue | Westchester | Maywood | October 1, 1926[c] [1] | December 9, 1951[b] | Demolished |
26th Street | South Side Elevated | Near South Side | June 6, 1892 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
29th Street | South Side Elevated | Douglas | June 6, 1892 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
31st Street | South Side Elevated | Douglas | June 6, 1892 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
33rd Street | South Side Elevated | Douglas | June 6, 1892 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
42nd Place † | Kenwood | Kenwood | September 20, 1907 | December 1, 1957[6][7] | Demolished |
50th Avenue | Douglas | Cicero | August 16, 1910 | 1978 | Relocated |
58th | South Side Elevated | Washington Park | January 22, 1893 | January 9, 1994[8] | Demolished |
58th Avenue | Douglas | Cicero | August 1, 1915 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
61st | Jackson Park | Washington Park | January 22, 1893 | January 9, 1994[8] | Demolished |
65th Street | Normal Park | Englewood | May 26, 1907 | January 29, 1954[10] | Demolished |
69th Street † | Normal Park | Englewood | May 26, 1907 | January 29, 1954[10] | Demolished |
Armour | Stock Yards | Union Stock Yards | April 8, 1908 | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Asbury | Niles Center | Evanston | March 28, 1925[12] | March 27, 1948[13] | Partially demolished |
Austin | Douglas | Cicero | August 1, 1915 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
Austin | Garfield Park | Oak Park | March 11, 1905[c] | March 18, 1960 | Demolished |
Bellwood | Westchester | Bellwood | October 1, 1926 | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Buena | North Side Main Line | Buena Park | May 31, 1900[14] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
California | Congress | East Garfield Park | June 22, 1958[15][16] | September 2, 1973[17] | Abandoned |
California | Garfield Park | East Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | September 27, 1953[19] | Demolished |
California | Humboldt Park | West Town | July 29, 1895 | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
Calvary | Evanston | Evanston | May 16, 1908[d] [21] | June 30, 1931 | Demolished |
Campbell | Lake Street | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Canal | Lake Street | The Loop | November 6, 1893[22][23] | October 16, 1909 | Demolished |
Canal | Metropolitan Main Line | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | June 22, 1958 | Demolished |
Canterbury | Westchester | Westchester | December 1, 1930 | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Central | Congress | Austin | October 10, 1960 | September 2, 1973[17] | Abandoned |
Central | Douglas | Cicero | August 1, 1912 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
Central | Garfield Park | Austin | March 11, 1905[c] | October 11, 1960 | Demolished |
Chicago | Logan Square | West Town | May 6, 1895[25] | February 25, 1951 | Demolished |
Cicero | Garfield Park | Austin | June 19, 1895[18] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
Clark | North Side Main Line | Lakeview | June 9, 1900[26] | August 1, 1949[5] | Partially demolished |
Congress Terminal † | South Side Elevated | The Loop | June 6, 1892[27] | August 1, 1949[a] [4][5] | Demolished |
Congress/Wabash | South Side Elevated | The Loop | October 18, 1897 | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
Cottage Grove/Drexel | Kenwood | Kenwood | September 20, 1907 | December 1, 1957[6][7] | Demolished |
Crawford-East Prairie | Niles Center | Skokie | March 28, 1925 | March 27, 1948[13] | Partially demolished |
Dearborn/Van Buren | Loop | The Loop | October 3, 1897[28] | 1949 | Demolished |
Division | Logan Square | Wicker Park | May 6, 1895[25] | February 25, 1951 | Demolished |
Division | North Side Main Line | Old Town | May 31, 1900[14] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Dodge | Niles Center | Evanston | March 28, 1925[29] | March 27, 1948[13] | Demolished |
Dorchester | Jackson Park | Woodlawn | April 23, 1893 | January 13, 1973[30] | Demolished |
Douglas Park | Douglas | South Lawndale | June 16, 1902 | May 3, 1952 | Demolished |
Drake | Douglas | North Lawndale | March 10, 1902[31] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Ellis/Lake Park | Kenwood | Kenwood | September 20, 1907 | December 1, 1957[6][7] | Demolished |
Exchange | Stock Yards | Union Stock Yards | April 8, 1908[32] | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Fifth/Lake | Loop | The Loop | September 22, 1895[33][34] | December 17, 1899 | Demolished |
Forest Park † | Lake Street | Forest Park | May 20, 1910 | October 28, 1962 | Demolished |
Franklin Terminal † | Metropolitan Main Line | The Loop | May 13, 1895[35] | 1897 | Demolished |
Franklin/Van Buren | Metropolitan Main Line | The Loop | October 11, 1897 | October 11, 1955 | Demolished |
Garfield Park | Garfield Park | West Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | September 20, 1953 | Demolished |
Grace | North Side Main Line | Wrigleyville | June 7, 1900[26] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Grand | Logan Square | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | February 25, 1951 | Demolished |
Grand | North Side Main Line | Near North Side | 1921 | September 20, 1970[36] | Demolished |
Gunderson | Garfield Park | Oak Park | March 11, 1905[c] | 1957 | Demolished |
Halsted | Lake Street | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[22][23] | January 9, 1994[8] | Demolished |
Halsted | Metropolitan Main Line | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | 1958 | Demolished |
Halsted | North Side Main Line | Lincoln Park | May 31, 1900[14] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Halsted | Stock Yards | New City | April 8, 1908 | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Hamlin | Lake Street | West Garfield Park | January 1894 | March 18, 1956 | Demolished |
Hannah | Garfield Park | Forest Park | March 11, 1905[c] | September 14, 1952 | Demolished |
Harlem | Garfield Park | Forest Park | March 11, 1905[c] | March 19, 1960 | Demolished |
Harrison | Westchester | Bellwood | October 1, 1926[1] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Harvard | Englewood | Englewood | November 3, 1906 | February 9, 1992[37][38] | Demolished |
Homan | Douglas | North Lawndale | March 10, 1902[31] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Homan | Lake Street | East Garfield Park | November 6, 1893[22][23] | January 9, 1994[8] | Demolished |
Home | Garfield Park | Oak Park | March 11, 1905[c] | September 20, 1953 | Demolished |
Hoyne | Garfield Park | Near West Side | June 19, 1895[18] | September 27, 1953[19] | Demolished |
Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park | November 11, 1902 | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
Isabella | Evanston | Evanston | April 1, 1912[39] | July 16, 1973[39] | Demolished |
Jackson Park † | Jackson Park | Jackson Park | May 12, 1893 | October 31, 1893 | Demolished |
Jackson Park † | Jackson Park | Woodlawn | May 12, 1893 | March 4, 1982 | Demolished |
Kenton | Douglas | North Lawndale | May 22, 1907 | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Kedzie | Garfield Park | East Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
Kedzie | Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park | July 29, 1895 | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
Kilbourn | Garfield Park | West Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
Kinzie | North Side Main Line | Near North Side | May 31, 1900[40] | 1921 | Demolished |
Kostner | Congress | West Garfield Park | August 5, 1962[41] | September 2, 1973[17] | Abandoned |
Kostner | Lake Street | West Garfield Park | March 1894 | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Kostner | Niles Center | Skokie | March 28, 1925 | March 27, 1948[13] | Demolished |
Laflin | Metropolitan Main Line | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | December 9, 1951 | Demolished |
Lake Street Transfer Ⓣ | Logan Square Lake Street | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | February 25, 1951 | Demolished |
Laramie | Douglas | Cicero | August 16, 1910 | August 16, 2003 | Closed |
Laramie † | Garfield Park | Austin | August 25, 1902[42] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
Larrabee | North Side Main Line | Cabrini–Green | June 6, 1900[26] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Lawndale | Douglas | North Lawndale | March 10, 1902[31] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Lawndale † | Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park | July 29, 1895[43] | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
Logan Square | Logan Square | Logan Square | May 25, 1895 | February 1, 1970 | Demolished |
Lombard | Douglas | Cicero | August 1, 1915 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
Lombard | Garfield Park | Oak Park | March 11, 1905[c] | September 20, 1953 | Demolished |
Lombard | Lake Street | Oak Park | January 25, 1901[44] | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Loomis † | Englewood | Englewood | July 13, 1907 | 1969 | Demolished |
Loomis | Lake Street | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1954[45][46] | Demolished |
Madison | Logan Square | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | February 25, 1951 | Demolished |
Madison/Wabash | Loop | The Loop | November 8, 1896[47] | March 16, 2015[48][49] | Demolished |
Madison/Wells | Loop | The Loop | October 3, 1897[28] | January 30, 1994 | Demolished |
Main | Niles Center | Skokie | March 28, 1925 | March 27, 1948[13] | Demolished |
Mannheim/22nd † | Westchester | Westchester | December 1, 1930 | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Marion | Lake Street | Oak Park | January 25, 1901[44][50] | October 28, 1962 | Demolished |
Market Terminal † | Market | The Loop | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Marquette Road | Normal Park | Englewood | May 26, 1907 | January 29, 1954[10] | Demolished |
Marshfield | Metropolitan Main Line | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | April 4, 1954[45][46] | Demolished |
Menard | Lake Street | Austin | April 15, 1899[51] | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
North Water Terminal † | North Side Main Line | Near North Side | November 17, 1908[52] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Oak | North Side Main Line | Near North Side | 1906 | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Oak Park † | Douglas | Berwyn | March 16, 1924 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
Oak Park | Garfield Park | Oak Park | March 11, 1905[c] | March 19, 1960 | Demolished |
Oakley | Lake Street | Near West Side | circa 1893-94 | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Ogden | Garfield Park | Near West Side | June 19, 1895[18] | September 27, 1953[19] | Demolished |
Packers | Stock Yards | Union Stock Yards | April 8, 1908 | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Parnell | Englewood | Englewood | December 24, 1906[53] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Pershing | South Side Elevated | Douglas | June 6, 1892[27] | August 1, 1949[4][5] | Demolished |
Princeton | Englewood | Englewood | December 10, 1905 | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Pulaski | Garfield Park | West Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 22, 1958 | Demolished |
Racine | Englewood | Englewood | February 25, 1907 | January 9, 1994[8] | Abandoned |
Racine | Lake Street | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Racine | Metropolitan Main Line | Near West Side | May 6, 1895[25] | April 4, 1954[45][46] | Demolished |
Racine | Stock Yards | Union Stock Yards | April 8, 1908 | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Randolph/Market | Market | The Loop | November 1893 | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Randolph/Wabash | Loop | The Loop | November 8, 1896[47] | September 3, 2017[54] | Demolished |
Randolph/Wells Ⓣ | Loop | The Loop | October 3, 1897[28] | July 17, 1995 | Partially demolished |
Ravenswood | Ravenswood | Ravenswood | May 18, 1907[55] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Ridge | Niles Center | Evanston | March 28, 1925[56] | March 27, 1948[13] | Demolished |
Ridgeland | Douglas | Berwyn | March 16, 1924 | February 3, 1952[9] | Demolished |
Ridgeland | Garfield Park | Oak Park | September 6, 1957 | March 20, 1960 | Demolished |
Roosevelt | Douglas | Near West Side | April 28, 1896[2] | May 3, 1952 | Demolished |
Roosevelt | Westchester | Westchester | October 1, 1926[1] | December 9, 1951[3] | Demolished |
Sacramento | Lake Street | East Garfield Park | March 1894 | April 4, 1948[24] | Demolished |
Sacramento | Garfield Park | East Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 10, 1952 | Demolished |
Schiller | North Side Main Line | Old Town | May 31, 1900[14] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
South Parkway | Kenwood | Kenwood | September 20, 1907 | December 1, 1957[6][7] | Demolished |
St. Louis | Garfield Park | East Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
St. Louis | Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park | July 29, 1895 | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
State | Englewood | Washington Park | November 3, 1905 | September 2, 1973[17] | Demolished |
Swift | Stock Yards | Union Stock Yards | April 8, 1908 | October 7, 1957[11] | Demolished |
Tripp | Garfield Park | West Garfield Park | June 19, 1895[18] | June 21, 1958 | Demolished |
University † | Jackson Park | Woodlawn | April 23, 1893 | January 9, 1994[8] | Demolished |
Vincennes | Kenwood | Kenwood | September 20, 1907 | December 1, 1957[6][7] | Demolished |
Wallace | Stock Yards | New City | April 8, 1908 | May 3, 1952 | Demolished |
Washington Ⓣ | State Street Subway | The Loop | October 17, 1943[57] | October 23, 2006[58] | Closed |
Webster | North Side Main Line | Lincoln Park | June 9, 1900[26] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Wells Street Terminal † | Metropolitan Main Line | The Loop | October 3, 1904 | December 9, 1951[b] | Demolished |
Wentworth | Englewood | Englewood | December 10, 1905 | February 9, 1992[37][38] | Partially demolished |
Western | Garfield Park | Near West Side | June 19, 1895[18] | September 27, 1953[19] | Demolished |
Western | Humboldt Park | West Town | July 29, 1895 | May 4, 1952[20] | Demolished |
Willow | North Side Main Line | Lincoln Park | 1905 | May 17, 1942[59] | Demolished |
Wood | Douglas | Lower West Side | April 28, 1896[2] | May 19, 1957 | Demolished |
Wood | Lake Street | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[22][23] | November 1913 | Demolished |
Wrightwood | North Side Main Line | Lincoln Park | May 31, 1900[14] | August 1, 1949[5] | Demolished |
Reopened stations
Station | Line | Opened | Closed | Reopened |
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Ashland Ⓣ | Green Pink | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1948[24] | February 25, 1951[60] |
California | Green | November 6, 1893[22] | February 9, 1992[37][38] | July 13, 1996 |
Cermak–McCormick Place | Green | June 6, 1892 | September 9, 1977 | February 8, 2015[61] |
Damen | Green | November 6, 1893[22] [23] | April 4, 1948[24] | August 5, 2024[62] |
Dempster–Skokie † | Yellow | March 28, 1925[63] | March 27, 1948[a] | April 20, 1964[64] |
Grand | Blue | February 25, 1951 | February 9, 1992[37][38] | June 25, 1999[65] |
Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren Ⓣ | Brown Orange Pink Purple | October 3, 1897 | September 2, 1973[17] | June 22, 1997 |
Morgan | Green Pink | November 6, 1893[22][23] | April 4, 1948[24] | May 18, 2012[66] |
Oakton–Skokie | Yellow | March 28, 1925 | March 27, 1948[13] | April 30, 2012[67] |
Paulina | Brown | May 18, 1907[55] | September 2, 1973[17] | October 17, 1973 |
Roosevelt Ⓣ | Green Orange | June 6, 1892[27] | August 1, 1949[a] [4][5] | November 1, 1993 |
Sedgwick | Brown Purple | May 31, 1900 | January 13, 1973[30] | April 23, 1973 |
Notes
- a Station remained in service on the North Shore Line after the "L" withdrew service.
- b Station remained in service on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin after the "L" withdrew service.
- c Station opened on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway prior to the start of "L" service. March 11, 1905, is the day "L" service began at this station.
- d Station opened on the Milwaukee Road's Evanston branch prior to the start of "L" service. May 16, 1908, is the day "L" service began at this station.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Westchester 'L' Line Is Opened; 180 Trains Daily". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 1, 1926. p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1896. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Revise Douglas and Garfield 'L' Service Dec. 9". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 1, 1951. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Close 24 Elevated Stations; Skip-Stop Will Start Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 31, 1949. p. 1.
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