Main station (CTA Niles Center Line)

Main was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Main Street and Niles Center Road in Skokie, Illinois. Main was situated south of Dempster and north of Oakton. Main opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.[2]

Main
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
LocationMain Street and Niles Center Road
Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates42.03354°N 87.74960°W / 42.03354; -87.74960
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Niles Center branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1925
ClosedMarch 27, 1948[1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Dempster
Terminus
Niles Center Branch Oakton
toward Howard
Track layout
Yellow
northwest to Dempster–Skokie
Elm St.
Main St.
Yellow
southeast to Howard

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. Garfield, Graham. "Main". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 17, 2010.


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