Dearborn/Van Buren station
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DEARBORN & VAN BUREN 36W 400S | |||||||||||
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 The closed Dearborn/Van Buren station in 1968 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′37″N 87°37′45″W / 41.87687°N 87.62928°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | The Loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 3, 1897 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1949 | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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Dearborn/Van Buren was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Dearborn/Van Buren opened on October 3, 1897, and closed in 1949. The closed station was severely damaged by an explosion in 1968, and the station houses were removed in 1971, the rest of the station was demolished in 1975.[1]
The Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren station now occupies the former Dearborn/Van Buren station area.
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References
[edit]- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Dearborn/Van Buren". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
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- Defunct Chicago "L" stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1897
- 1897 establishments in Illinois
- 1949 disestablishments in Illinois
- Former North Shore Line stations
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1975
- Demolished railway stations in the United States
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1949
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