Central Park (CTA station)

Central Park
Location 1915 South Central Park Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60623
Coordinates 41°51′14″N 87°42′53″W / 41.853839°N 87.714842°W / 41.853839; -87.714842
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Pink Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened December 9, 1951
Rebuilt 1977, 2002–04
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 425,670[1] Increase 1.9%
Rank 119 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line
toward The Loop
Route map
Legend

Pink Line
east to Loop

Central Park Ave.

Millard Ave.

Ogden Ave.

Pink Line
west to 54/Cermak

Central Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the North Lawndale neighborhood. The station opened on December 9, 1951, as a replacement for the closed Drake, Lawndale, and Homan stations.


Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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