Laramie (CTA Blue Line station)
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| Location |
2130 South Laramie Avenue Cicero, Illinois 60804 | |||
| Coordinates | 41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°WCoordinates: 41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°W | |||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | |||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||
| Tracks | 2 | |||
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| Structure type | Street Level | |||
| History | ||||
| Opened |
August 16, 1910 February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal) | |||
| Closed |
February 9, 1992 (Removed from service) August 16, 2003 (Abandoned) | |||
| Previous names | 52nd Avenue | |||
Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the Blue Line. It was closed on February 9, 1992 because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.[1][2] It was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002 for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak was being rebuilt. It was again closed after the new station at 54th/Cermak opened on August 16, 2003. However, the station was never torn down because it was considered historic.<ref name=Chicago-"L".org>Laramie. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 12 May 2009).</ref>