61st (CTA station)

61st
Station statistics
Address 316 East 61st Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Lines Green Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Other information
Opened January 22, 1893
Closed January 9, 1994
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Harlem
Green Line

61st was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station was located at 316 E. 61st Street in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. 61st was situated south of 58th, which opened and closed at the same time as 61st, and north of King Drive. 61st opened on January 22, 1893; it closed on January 9, 1994, when the entire Green Line closed for renovations, and never reopened due to service cuts.[1]

References

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "61st". Chicago-L.org. http://chicago-l.org/stations/61st.html. Retrieved March 20, 2010.