Cicero station (CTA Green Line)

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Cicero
 
4800W
330N
Inbound track at Cicero (Green), looking west.jpg
General information
Location4800 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates 41°53′11″N87°44′41″W / 41.886519°N 87.744698°W / 41.886519; -87.744698
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Lake Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 3, 1894
Rebuilt1996
Previous names48th Avenue
Passengers
2024236,560 [1] Increase2.svg 11.6%
Services
Preceding station Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg Chicago "L" Following station
Laramie Green Line Pulaski
Former services
Preceding station Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg Chicago "L" Following station
Laramie Lake Street Elevated Kostner
Closed 1948
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Cicero station (CTA Green Line)

Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system Green Line, serving the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Originally opened on March 3, 1894, [2] , its design was made to be simpler than the other Lake Street Elevated stations constructed in the Queen Anne style, such as that of Ashland and Homan (now Conservatory–Central Park Drive), as well as featuring an island platform instead of the 2 side platforms that other Lake Street stations used. Until 1948, the next station eastbound was Kostner, which was designed in a similar style to Cicero, lacking both the ornate station houses and with a single island platform instead of twin platforms.

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References

  1. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2024" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. "Patronage of the "L" Is Growing". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 7, 1894. p. 8.