Grand station (CTA North Side Main Line)

Grand was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station was located at Grand Avenue and Franklin Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Grand was situated south of Chicago and north of Merchandise Mart. Grand opened in 1921 to replace the Kinzie station and closed on September 20, 1970, due to low ridership.[1]

Grand
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
LocationGrand Avenue and Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.89155°N 87.63555°W / 41.89155; -87.63555
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1921
ClosedSeptember 20, 1970
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Chicago Avenue
toward Milwaukee
 North Shore Line Merchandise Mart
toward Roosevelt Road
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Chicago
toward Howard
 North Side Main Line Merchandise Mart
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal

References
  1. Garfield, Graham. "Grand". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved January 23, 2010.


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