Logan Square station (CTA Logan Square branch)

Logan Square was an elevated station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Logan Square branch and the Logan Square neighborhood.[1]

Logan Square
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Station platform and yard, c. 1910s
LocationKedzie Boulevard and Linden Place
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°55′40″N 87°42′24″W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Logan Square branch
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 25, 1895
ClosedFebruary 1, 1970
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Logan Square Branch California
toward Marshfield

History

The older elevated station, later demolished after the new subway station opened

The elevated station was opened in 1895 as part of an extension of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated line. The older Logan Square station was the terminal of the West-Northwest Route (the predecessor to the Blue Line) until 1970 when the line was rerouted and extended via the Kennedy Expressway to Jefferson Park. The elevated station was later demolished after a replacement subway station, also called Logan Square, opened.[2]

References

  1. "Logan Square". chicago-l.org. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Buck, Thomas (January 31, 1970). "Kennedy Transit Line Dedicated". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
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