University station (CTA)
Demolished rapid transit station in Chicago
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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.
University 1200E 6300S | |||||||||||
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University station in June 1992 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1200 East 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.78052°N 87.59622°W | ||||||||||
| Owner | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line | Jackson Park Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 23, 1893 | ||||||||||
| Closed | January 9, 1994 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Lexington Avenue | ||||||||||
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