University station (CTA)

University
 
1200E
6300S
University station in June 1992
General information
Location1200 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates41°46′50″N 87°35′46″W / 41.78052°N 87.59622°W / 41.78052; -87.59622
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
LineJackson Park Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedApril 23, 1893 (1893-04-23)
ClosedJanuary 9, 1994 (1994-01-09)
Previous namesLexington Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Cottage Grove Jackson Park branch Dorchester
Closed 1973
Location

University was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line; the station was located at 1200 East 63rd Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. University opened on April 23, 1893.[1] From December 12, 1982,[2] until January 9, 1994, University served as the terminal of the Jackson Park Branch. The station closed on January 9, 1994, when the entire Green Line closed for a renovation project. University did not reopen with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996. University was scheduled to be replaced by a new terminal at Dorchester. Instead the line was cut back to its current terminal at Cottage Grove.[3] The University station was demolished in September 1997, when the City of Chicago demolished the rest of the Jackson Park branch east of Cottage Grove.

References

  1. ^ "Run Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
  2. ^ Dold, R. Bruce (December 13, 1982). "3 Jackson 'L' stations open again". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2013 – via Chicago-L.org.
  3. ^ Garfield, Graham. "University". Chicago-L.org. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.