Congress/Wabash station

Congress/Wabash was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's South Side Main Line, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at Congress Avenue and Wabash Avenue in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago.[1] Congress/Wabash was situated south of Adams/Wabash and north of Roosevelt/Wabash. Congress/Wabash opened on October 18, 1897, to replace the Congress Terminal and closed on August 1, 1949.[2]

CONGRESS & WABASH
 
500S
45E
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location500 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates41°52′33″N 87°37′34″W / 41.87570°N 87.62603°W / 41.87570; -87.62603
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)South Side Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 18, 1897
ClosedAugust 1, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Adams/Wabash
toward Milwaukee
North Shore Line Roosevelt Road
Terminus
State/Van Buren
One-way operation
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Adams/Wabash
Loop-bound terminus
South Side Elevated Roosevelt
toward 58th
State/Van Buren
One-way operation
Location
Map

References

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  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Congress/Wabash". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.