61st station

61st was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station was located at 316 E. 61st Street in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. 61st was located south of 58th, which opened and closed at the same time as 61st, and north of King Drive. 61st opened on January 22, 1893; The station closed on January 9, 1994, when the entire Green Line closed for a renovation and rehabilitation project, and did not reopen with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996, due to service cuts, The station was later demolished and was located south from the 61st Yard.[1]

61st
 
6100S
300E
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location316 East 61st Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates41.78385°N 87.61806°W / 41.78385; -87.61806
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Jackson Park Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJanuary 22, 1893
ClosedJanuary 9, 1994
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
58th Green Line
Jackson Park
King Drive
toward University

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "61st". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved March 20, 2010.


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