Division station (CTA North Side Main Line)

DIVISION
 
1200N
400W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location322 West Division Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates41°54′14″N 87°38′13″W / 41.90380°N 87.63705°W / 41.90380; -87.63705
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 tracks (2 express)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 31, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-31)
ClosedAugust 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-01)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Schiller
toward Howard
 North Side main line Oak
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Location
Map

Division 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 322 W. Division Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Division was situated south of Schiller and north of Oak, both of which closed at the same time as Division. Division opened on May 31, 1900, and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Division". 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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