Laramie 5200W 2200S | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Douglas_Park_Laramie.jpg) Laramie's station house in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2130 South Laramie Avenue Cicero, Illinois 60804 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°51′06″N 87°45′14″W / 41.8518°N 87.7538°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Douglas Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Street Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 16, 1910 February 25, 2002 (Reopened as temporary terminal) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | February 9, 1992 (Removed from service) August 16, 2003 (Abandoned) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | 52nd Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system on the Douglas Branch while it was a branch of the West-Northwest Line. The station closed on February 9, 1992, because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems.[1][2] The station was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002, for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak station was being rebuilt and relocated from the west side of 54th Avenue to the east side. The station was closed again on August 16, 2003, before the new station at 54th/Cermak opened two days later on August 18, 2003. However, the station was never demolished because it was considered historic.[3][4] Today, Laramie Avenue is serviced by the Pink Line at 54th/Cermak station.