Garfield Park branch

Garfield Park Branch
Overview
StatusClosed
LocaleChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Oak Park, Illinois
Forest Park, Illinois
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChicago "L"
Operator(s)Chicago Transit Authority (1947–1958)
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947)
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad (1895–1924)
History
OpenedJune 19, 1895
ClosedJune 22, 1958
Technical
Track length4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 600 V DC
Route map
Map Garfield Park branch highlighted in gray
Ogden
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Western
California
Sacramento
Kedzie
St. Louis
Garfield Park
Pulaski
Tripp
Kilbourn
Cicero
Laramie Yard
Laramie
Laramie Avenue
Lockwood Avenue
Flournoy Street
Lexington Street
Central
Central
Avenue
Austin
Austin Boulevard
Humphrey Avenue
Lyman Avenue
Taylor Avenue
Lombard Avenue
Lombard
1957 temporary
diversion
Cuyler Avenue
Ridgeland
Ridgeland
Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Gunderson Avenue
Gunderson
East Avenue
Oak Park
Oak Park
Avenue
Kenilworth Avenue
Home
Home
Avenue
Harlem Avenue
Harlem
Circle Avenue
Hannah
Hannah Avenue
Des Plaines
Des Plaines Avenue

The Garfield Park Branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago "L" system from 1895 to 1958. The branch served Chicago's Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, and Austin neighborhoods, and the suburbs of Oak Park, and Forest Park, and consisted of twenty-two stations. It opened on June 19, 1895 and closed on June 22, 1958, when it was replaced by the Congress branch of the Blue Line.