Buena (CTA station)

Buena
CTA rapid transit
Location Buena Street and Kenmore Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°57′30″N 87°39′25″W / 41.9584°N 87.6570°W / 41.9584; -87.6570Coordinates: 41°57′30″N 87°39′25″W / 41.9584°N 87.6570°W / 41.9584; -87.6570
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Howard Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened May 31, 1900
Closed August 1, 1949

Buena was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, which is now part of the Red Line. The station was located at Buena Street and Kenmore Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Buena was situated north of Sheridan and south of Wilson. Buena opened on May 31, 1900, and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 23 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Garfield, Graham. "Buena". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.


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