Cermak–McCormick Place station

Cermak–McCormick Place is a 'L' station on the CTA's Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects and engineered by Primary Consultant T.Y. Lin International, is located at Cermak Road and State Street in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and one at 23rd Street. The main station entrance is built on the north side of Cermak road.[2]

Not to be confused with Cermak–Chinatown or 54th/Cermak.

Cermak– McCormick Place   2200S 0E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	12 E. Cermak Rd. Chicago, Illinois 60616
Coordinates	41.8531548°N 87.626423°W / 41.8531548; -87.626423
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	South Side Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms (original station) 1 island platform (rebuilt station)
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 6, 1892
Closed	Sept. 9, 1977 – February 8, 2015
Rebuilt	1907, 2013–15
Previous names	22nd Street (1892–1933) Cermak (1933–1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	564,724[1]  3.9%
Rank	97 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Roosevelt toward Harlem/Lake Green Line 35th–Bronzeville–IIT toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 18th Street Closed 1949 toward Loop (Adams/Wabash) or Congress Terminal South Side Elevated 26th Street Closed 1949 toward 58th
Track layout Green Line north to Harlem/Lake Cermak Road 23rd St. Green Line south to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove

The new station replaced the original Cermak station that opened on June 6, 1892, closed on September 9, 1977, and was demolished in 1978.[3] The new, fully accessible infill station was engineered and constructed into and around the existing, historic elevated rapid transit structure while maintaining full transit service. The station's signature element is the structural steel tube that serves as a windbreak for passenger boarding areas.[4] Both the former and the new station are situated south of Roosevelt and north of 35th–Bronzeville–IIT.

On January 17, 2012, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced at a press conference that the Cermak station would be rebuilt in order to serve McCormick Place.[5][6] The $50 million investment is also intended to boost the development of residential neighborhoods in the City's Near South Side and revitalize the adjacent historic Motor Row District. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held on August 29, 2013.[7][8] The new Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opened on February 8, 2015.[9][10]

Bus Connections

CTA

• 21 Cermak
• 29 State

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
2. "Mayor Emanuel breaks ground for $50M Cermak Avenue Green Line Station". REJournals.com. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
3. Garfield, Graham. "Cermak". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
4. "Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station". Public Works Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
5. "Mayor Emanuel Opens Newly-Renovated Grand Avenue Red Line Station" (Press release). City of Chicago. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
6. "Emanuel to announce two new CTA stations". abclocal.go.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
7. "Construction begins on CTA Cermak Green Line station". ABC Inc., WLS-TV Chicago. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
8. Swartz, Tracy (25 August 2014). "On the CTA, summer construction season rolls into fall". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
9. "Cermak-McCormick Place". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
10. Hilkevitch, Jon (February 9, 2015). "Long-awaited Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opens". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2016.