Cicero (CTA Green Line station)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Cicero, see Cicero (disambiguation)#CTA stations.
Cicero
Location 4800 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates 41°53′11″N 87°44′41″W / 41.886519°N 87.744698°W
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened March 3, 1894
Rebuilt 1996
Previous names 48th Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 513,581[1]Increase 12.6%
Rank 109 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line

Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened on March 3, 1894,[2] and serves the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side. Until 1948, the next station towards the Chicago Loop was Kostner Station. The station is 24 blocks east and 2 blocks north of Harlem.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Westbound Green Line toward Harlem/Lake (Laramie)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Green Line toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove (Pulaski)
G Street level Entrance/Exit

Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. "Patronage of the "L" Is Growing". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 7, 1894. p. 8.

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