Oak station (CTA)

Oak 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 319 W. Oak Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Oak was situated south of Division, which closed at the same time as Oak, and north of Chicago. Oak opened in 1906 and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[1][2]

Oak
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location319 West Oak Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates41.90050°N 87.63668°W / 41.90050; -87.63668
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 tracks (2 express)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1906
ClosedAugust 1, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Division
toward Howard
North Side Main Line Chicago
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Oak". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  2. "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.


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