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54th/Cermak station

Coordinates: 41°51′06″N 87°45′35″W / 41.851663°N 87.759598°W / 41.851663; -87.759598
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54/Cermak
 
2200S
5400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location2151 South 54th Avenue
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates41°51′06″N 87°45′35″W / 41.851663°N 87.759598°W / 41.851663; -87.759598
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Cermak Branch
Platforms1 Side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Buses
Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking 175 Spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1912
Rebuilt1952, 2002–03
Previous names54th Avenue, Cicero-Berwyn
Passengers
2019647,566[1]Decrease 1.1%
Rank91 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Pink Line Cicero
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Central
Closed 1952
toward Oak Park
Douglas branch Laramie
Closed 1992
toward Marshfield
Track layout
Pink Line
east to the Loop
Laramie Ave.
Boarding section
Unloading section
54th Ave.

54th/Cermak is an 'L' station and the current terminus of the CTA's Pink Line. It was the terminus of the former Cermak branch of the Blue Line. It is located at Cermak Road between 54th and Laramie Avenues in Cicero, Illinois. It is the only terminal with only one track used for service. Trains board on the eastern half of 54th/Cermak station and unload on the western half. Previously known as the Cicero-Berwyn Terminal, it is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the city of Berwyn. Tracks continue westward to the 54th Yard, the maintenance and storage yard for Pink Line trains.

Bus connections

54th/Cermak destination sign

CTA

  • 21 Cermak
  • N60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service - Overnight only)

Pace

  • 316 Laramie Avenue (Monday-Saturday only)
  • 322 Cermak Road/22nd Street
  • 771 Brookfield Zoo Express/CTA Pink Line (Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends only)

Notes and references

Notes

Platforms and tracks

  • PLATFORM NORTH PART: It is served by CTA's Pink Line to Loop in downtown Chicago.
  • PLATFORM SOUTH PART: It is served by CTA's Pink Line to 54th Yard

References

  1. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.