Jackson Park station (World's Fair)
Defunct train station
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Jackson Park was a terminal on the Jackson Park Branch of the Chicago "L". The fairgrounds terminal stood on the roof of the Transportation Building's annex, where a same-level transfer platform connected it to the exposition's Intramural Railway.[1][2] The station opened on May 12, 1893, and closed on October 31, 1893, with the conclusion of the World's Columbian Exposition.[3]
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| Location | Jackson Park Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.78°N 87.58522°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Jackson Park Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1, 1893 (Columbian Intramural Railway) May 12, 1893 (Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | October 31, 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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