Racine station (CTA Green Line)

Racine
 
6300S
1200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location6314–16 South Racine Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60621
Coordinates41°46′46″N 87°39′16″W / 41.779445°N 87.654515°W / 41.779445; -87.654515
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Englewood Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1907 (1907-02-25)
ClosedJanuary 9, 1994 (1994-01-09)
Previous namesCenter Street
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Closed as part of the Green Line (from 1993)
Ashland
Terminus
Englewood branch Halsted
toward 58th
Loomis
Closed 1969
Terminus
Location
Map

Racine is an abandoned rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station is located at 6314–16 South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Racine opened on February 25, 1907, when the Englewood branch of the South Side Elevated Railroad was extended westward. The station closed with the rest of the Green Line on January 9, 1994, but did not reopen with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996.[1]

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Racine". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 1 December 2008.

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