Forest Park station (CTA Lake branch)

Forest Park was an at-grade station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving as the former western terminus of the Lake Street Elevated.[1]

Forest Park
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Station platform, c. 1910s
LocationMarengo Avenue and Circle Avenue
Forest Park, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′13″N 87°48′27″W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Lake Street Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedMay 20, 1910
ClosedOctober 28, 1962
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Lake Street Elevated Marion
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or Market Terminal

History

The station was opened in 1910 as part of an extension of the Lake Street "L" into the Chicago & North Western Railroad's Forest Park yard. The adjacent Marion station had served as the terminal of the line since 1901.[2] Passenger service was initially operated with a single track, but was expanded to two tracks by 1946. In 1962, the at-grade stations of the Lake Street "L" were moved onto the abandoned C&NW embankment, as the local stations had been abandoned since 1958. The elevation prompted the merger of the Forest Park station and the adjacent Marion station into the current Harlem/Lake station.

References
  1. "Forest Park". chicago-l.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. "Marion". chicago-l.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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