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Congress Terminal
CTA rapid transit
CNS&M interurbanStation statistics Address Congress Parkway and Holden Court
Chicago, IllinoisCoordinates 500S/16E Lines CTA Green Line Structure Elevated Platforms 1 Side platform Tracks 1 track Other information Opened June 6, 1892[1] Closed 1963 Owned by Chicago Transit Authority Congress Terminal was a stub-end terminal on the "L" in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was located at Congress Parkway over Holden Court.[2] The terminal was in operation from 1892 to 1963.
Congress Terminal was built by the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad and was one of Chicago's original 'L' stations. On July 31, 1949, the CTA withdrew service to the terminal as a preliminary part of the service revision introducing A-B Skip-Stop service to the south side.[3][4] The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad continued to use the station as a baggage terminal until the line quit in 1963.
References
- ^ "Running on the "L."". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 9. June 7, 1892.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Congress Terminal". Chicago-L.org. http://chicago-l.org/stations/congress_term.html. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. A9. July 29, 1949.
- ^ "Close 24 Elevated Stations; Skip-Stop Will Start Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 1. July 31, 1949.
Coordinates: 41°52′33″N 87°37′36″W / 41.8757°N 87.6268°W
Categories:- Railway stations opened in 1892
- Railway stations closed in 1963
- CTA 'L' terminal stations
- Former North Shore Line stations
- Defunct Chicago 'L' stations
- Chicago Transit Authority stubs
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