Laramie station (CTA Green Line)

Laramie
 
5200W
400N
Location 5148 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates 41°53′14″N 87°45′18″W / 41.887163°N 87.754986°W / 41.887163; -87.754986
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened April 29, 1894
Rebuilt 1899, 1996
Previous names 52nd Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 372,667[1]Decrease 14.5%
Rank 122 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Lake Branch
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line

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. It is the first station above Lake Street as the line follows an elevated embankment to Harlem/Lake.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 57 Laramie

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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