Jackson Park station (World's Fair)
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Jackson Park (Chicago Junction) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jackson Park Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°46′48″N 87°35′07″W / 41.78°N 87.58522°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Jackson Park Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | May 1, 1893 (Columbian Intramural Railway) May 12, 1893 (Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 31, 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Park was a terminal on the Jackson Park Branch of the Chicago 'L'. The station opened on May 12, 1893, and closed on October 31, 1893, with the conclusion of the World's Columbian Exposition.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jackson Park". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jackson Park station page at Chicago-L.org
Categories:
- Defunct Chicago "L" stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893
- Railway stations closed in 1893
- 1893 establishments in Illinois
- 1893 disestablishments in the United States
- Chicago "L" terminal stations
- Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1890s
- Chicago railway station stubs