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Former Chicago "L" station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canterbury was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" between 1930 and 1951. Located on the Westchester branch, it was part of a southern extension of the branch, which had opened in 1926.
CANTERBURY 10200W 1600S | |||||||||||
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Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Canterbury Street Westchester, Illinois, US[1] | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.856279°N 87.878010°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority (1947–1951) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1930–1947) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Westchester branch | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 1, 1930 | ||||||||||
Closed | December 9, 1951 | ||||||||||
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The Westchester branch opened in 1926, and was extended south to Mannheim/22nd on December 1, 1930, an extension that included Canterbury. This extension was served by a single car that shuttled passengers to and from Roosevelt; this was replaced in 1933 by a through-car service that coupled and uncoupled from Westchester trains at Roosevelt.[1]
The branch continued in service until replaced by a bus service on December 9, 1951.[2]
The station had a single platform on the west side of the single track. The station house, which abutted the platform to its south and opened to the street, was of a Tudor Revival look, with arched windows on the walls and timbered eaves in the interior.[1]
Detailed ridership statistics were never collected for Canterbury; such statistics were collected for the Westchester branch as a whole, or for more patronized stations on the branch.[3]
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