Buena station

BUENA   4200N 1100W
Site of the now-demolished Buena station at Challenger Park (December 2024)
General information
Location	Buena Avenue and Kenmore Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°57′30″N87°39′25″W / 41.9584°N 87.6570°W / 41.9584; -87.6570
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line	Howard Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 31, 1900
Closed	August 1, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Sheridan Park toward Llewellyn Park Chicago – Evanston Verona toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Wilson toward Howard North Side main line Sheridan toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Location

Buena was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, which is now part of the Red Line. The station was located at the corner of Buena and Kenmore Avenues in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Buena was situated north of Sheridan and south of Wilson. Buena 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. "Buena". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
2. "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.