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Cicero station (CTA Green Line)

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Cicero
General information
Location4800 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates41°53′11″N 87°44′41″W / 41.886519°N 87.744698°W / 41.886519; -87.744698
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 3, 1894
Rebuilt1996
Previous names48th Avenue
Passengers
2015496,554[1]Decrease 3.3%
Rank111 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
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Route map
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Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened on March 3, 1894,[2] and serves the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side. Until 1948, the next station towards the Chicago Loop was Lua error in Module:Adjacent_stations at line 82: lineN was "Lake Street" but neither an entry for it nor a default was found. Choices were: Douglas, Blue, Lake, Congress, Niles, Pink.. The station is 24 blocks east and 2 blocks north of Harlem.

Bus connections

CTA

  • #54 Cicero

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Patronage of the "L" Is Growing". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 7, 1894. p. 8.