Dearborn/Van Buren station
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DEARBORN & VAN BUREN 36W 400S | |||||||||||
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| Former The Loop | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 tracks | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 3, 1897 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1949 | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
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Dearborn/Van Buren was a
Loop. The station was located at Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Dearborn/Van Buren opened on October 3, 1897, and closed in 1949. The closed station was severely damaged by an explosion in 1968, and the station houses were removed in 1971, the rest of the station was demolished in 1975.[1]
The
Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren
station now occupies the former Dearborn/Van Buren station area.
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References
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Dearborn/Van Buren". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
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