Cermak–McCormick Place station
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| Location | 12 E. Cermak Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°51′11″N 87°37′35″W / 41.8531548°N 87.626423°WCoordinates: 41°51′11″N 87°37′35″W / 41.8531548°N 87.626423°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms |
2 side platforms (original station) 1 island platform (rebuilt station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened |
June 6, 1892 (original station) February 8, 2015 (rebuilt station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September 9, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1907, 2013–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names |
22nd Street (1892–1933) Cermak (1933–1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 390,789[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 125 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cermak–McCormick Place is the newest station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects, is located at Cermak Road and State Street in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and one at 23rd Street. The main station entrance is built on the north side of Cermak road.[2]
The new station replaced the original Cermak station that opened on June 6, 1892, closed on September 9, 1977, and was demolished in 1978.[3] Both the former and the new station are situated south of Roosevelt/Wabash and north of 35th–Bronzeville–IIT.
On January 17, 2012, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced at a press conference that the Cermak station would be rebuilt in order to serve McCormick Place.[4][5] A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held on August 29, 2013.[6][7] The new Cermak-McCormick Place station opened on February 8, 2015.[8][9]
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Mayor Emanuel breaks ground for $50M Cermak Avenue Green Line Station". REJournals.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ Garfield, Graham. "Cermak". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Mayor Emanuel Opens Newly-Renovated Grand Avenue Red Line Station" (Press release). City of Chicago. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Emanuel to announce two new CTA stations". abclocal.go.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Construction begins on CTA Cermak Green Line station". ABC Inc., WLS-TV Chicago. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ Swartz, Tracy (25 August 2014). "On the CTA, summer construction season rolls into fall". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Cermak-McCormick Place". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon (February 9, 2015). "Long-awaited Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opens". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2016.