Kedzie station (CTA Garfield Park branch)
Kedzie was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L", serving the Garfield Park branch of its Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, from 1895 to 1958. Between 1905 and 1953, it also served the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E), an interurban using Garfield Park tracks, between 1905 and 1953.
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| Former Chicago "L" station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Typical station on the Metropolitan's double-tracked lines, of which Kedzie was an example | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 615 South Kedzie Avenue Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.87321°N 87.70554°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority (1947–1958) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947) See text before 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 19, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 22, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 11, 1905 | AE&C (later CA&E) service introduced | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 20, 1953 | CA&E service discontinued | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was demolished when it and the branch were replaced by the Congress Line, which contains the Kedzie–Homan station where the old Kedzie station once was.
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