50th Avenue station

50th Avenue was a Chicago 'L' station on the Douglas branch of the Chicago Transit Authority's West-Northwest Route, currently known as the Pink Line. The station was located at 50th Avenue and 21st Place in west suburban Cicero. It opened on August 16, 1910, as part of an extension of service of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad to Laramie. The station closed in 1978 and it was moved to the Illinois Railway Museum where it is preserved.[1]

50th Avenue
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
A train of 2000 series cars at the 50th Avenue station in 1968
Location50th Avenue and 21st Place
Cicero, Illinois
Coordinates41.851879°N 87.749195°W / 41.851879; -87.749195
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Douglas Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1910
Closed1978
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Laramie
toward Oak Park
Douglas Branch Cicero
toward Marshfield

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "50th Avenue". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
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