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Laramie station (CTA Green Line)

Coordinates: 41°53′14″N 87°45′18″W / 41.887163°N 87.754986°W / 41.887163; -87.754986
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Laramie
 
5200W
400N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location5148 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates41°53′14″N 87°45′18″W / 41.887163°N 87.754986°W / 41.887163; -87.754986
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Lake Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 29, 1894
Rebuilt1899, 1996
Previous names52nd Avenue
Passengers
2022168,788[1]Increase 14.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Central Green Line Cicero
Location
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Laramie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line and the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. It opened on April 29, 1894, as a terminus of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. Going eastbound, Laramie is the first station above Lake Street; the line follows an elevated embankment to Harlem/Lake and transitions from an elevated structure to the embankment immediately to the west of the station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two tracks and two concrete side platforms. The entrance to the station is adjacent to the eastbound platform, with passengers accessing the westbound platform via a bridge over the tracks. However, there are exit-only staircases on the westbound platform for disembarking passengers.

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 57 Laramie

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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