Laramie station (CTA Blue Line)
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Laramie 5200W 2200S 54/Cermak 5400W 2134S | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2130 South Laramie Avenue Cicero, Illinois 60804 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Street Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 16, 1910 February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | February 9, 1992 (Removed from service) August 16, 2003 (Abandoned) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | 52nd Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the Blue Line. The station closed on February 9, 1992 because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.[1][2] It was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002 for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak was being rebuilt. It was again closed before the new station at 54th/Cermak opened on August 16, 2003. However, the station was never torn down because it was considered historic.[3]
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- CTA Blue Line stations
- Railway stations opened in 1910
- Railway stations closed in 1992
- Railway stations opened in 2002
- Railway stations closed in 2003
- Defunct Chicago "L" stations
- Cicero, Illinois
- 1910 establishments in Illinois
- 2003 disestablishments in Illinois
- Chicago Transit Authority stubs
- Illinois railway station stubs