Kinzie station

Kinzie was a station on the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. The station was located at Kinzie Street and Wells Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Kinzie opened on May 31, 1900,[1] and closed in 1921; it was replaced by the Grand station.[2] Today, Kinzie Street is serviced by the Brown Line and Purple Line Express at the Merchandise Mart station.

Kinzie
Chicago 'L' rapid transit
LocationKinzie Street and Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois
Owned byNorthwestern Elevated Railroad
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 31, 1900
Closed1921
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Chicago
toward Linden
 Northwestern Elevated Railroad North Water Terminal
Terminus
Clark/Lake
One-way operation
Randolph/Wells
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells)

References
  1. "Room For All to Ride". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 30, 1900. p. 12.
  2. Garfield, Graham. "Kinzie". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved January 24, 2010.


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