26th station explained
26th | Color: | PreKDR | Grid: | 2600S 1E | Size: | .9 |
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Type: | Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station |
Coordinates: | 41.8456°N -87.6262°W |
Structure: | Elevated |
Platform: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 tracks |
Opened: | June 6, 1892 |
Closed: | August 1, 1949 |
Rebuilt: | 1907 |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Custom: | Shape: | none | Marker: | rail-metro | Marker-Color: | - 888
| Zoom: | 15 |
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26th was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's South Side Main Line, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at 26th Street and Wabash Avenue in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago.[1] 26th was situated south of Cermak and north of 29th. 26th opened on June 6, 1892, and closed on August 1, 1949.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: 26th . May 3, 2010. Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org .
- News: Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L' . Chicago Daily Tribune . July 29, 1949 . A9.