50th station
50th | |
|---|---|
| CTA rapid transit | |
.jpg) A train of 2000 series cars at 50th in 1968 | |
| Location |
50th Avenue and 21st Place Cicero, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°51′07″N 87°44′57″W / 41.851879°N 87.749195°WCoordinates: 41°51′07″N 87°44′57″W / 41.851879°N 87.749195°W |
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Line(s) | West-Northwest |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 tracks |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| History | |
| Opened | August 16, 1910 |
| Closed | 1978 |
50th was a Chicago 'L' station on the Douglas branch of the Chicago Transit Authority's West-Northwest Route, currently known as Blue Line. The station was located at 50th Avenue and 21st Place in west suburban Cicero. It opened on August 16, 1910, as part of an extension of service of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad to Laramie. The station closed in 1978 and it was moved to the Illinois Railway Museum where it is preserved.[1]
References
- ↑ Garfield, Graham. "50th Avenue". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
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