Cermak–McCormick Place station
Cermak– McCormick Place 2200S 0E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 12 E. Cermak Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°51′11″N 87°37′35″W / 41.8531548°N 87.626423°WCoordinates: 41°51′11″N 87°37′35″W / 41.8531548°N 87.626423°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms |
2 side platforms (original station) 1 island platform (rebuilt station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 tracks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened |
June 6, 1892 (original station) February 8, 2015 (rebuilt station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | September 9, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1907, 2013–2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names |
22nd Street (1892–1933) Cermak (1933–1977) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2015) | 390,789[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 125 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cermak–McCormick Place is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects and engineered by Primary Consultant T.Y. Lin International, is located at Cermak Road and State Street in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and one at 23rd Street. The main station entrance is built on the north side of Cermak road.[2]
The new station replaced the original Cermak station that opened on June 6, 1892, closed on September 9, 1977, and was demolished in 1978.[3] The new, fully accessible infill station was engineered and constructed into and around the existing, historic elevated rapid transit structure while maintaining full transit service. The station’s signature element is the structural steel tube that serves as a windbreak for passenger boarding areas.[4] Both the former and the new station are situated south of Roosevelt/Wabash and north of 35th–Bronzeville–IIT.
On January 17, 2012, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced at a press conference that the Cermak station would be rebuilt in order to serve McCormick Place.[5][6] The $50 million investment is also intended to boost the development of residential neighborhoods in the City’s Near South Side and revitalize the adjacent historic Motor Row District. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held on August 29, 2013.[7][8] The new Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opened on February 8, 2015.[9][10]
Bus Connections
- 21 Cermak
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Mayor Emanuel breaks ground for $50M Cermak Avenue Green Line Station". REJournals.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ Garfield, Graham. "Cermak". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station". Public Works Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Mayor Emanuel Opens Newly-Renovated Grand Avenue Red Line Station" (Press release). City of Chicago. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Emanuel to announce two new CTA stations". abclocal.go.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Construction begins on CTA Cermak Green Line station". ABC Inc., WLS-TV Chicago. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ Swartz, Tracy (25 August 2014). "On the CTA, summer construction season rolls into fall". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Cermak-McCormick Place". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon (February 9, 2015). "Long-awaited Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opens". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2016.