Grand station (CTA North Side Main Line)

GRAND   500N 200W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	Grand Avenue and Franklin Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′30″N 87°38′08″W / 41.89155°N 87.63555°W / 41.89155; -87.63555
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Closed	September 20, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-09-20)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Chicago Avenue toward Milwaukee North Shore Line Merchandise Mart toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Chicago toward Howard North Side main line Merchandise Mart toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Location

Grand was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station was located at Grand Avenue and Franklin Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Grand was situated south of Chicago and north of Merchandise Mart. Grand opened in 1921 to replace the Kinzie station and closed on September 20, 1970, due to low ridership.^[1]