RACINE 1200W 400S | |||||||||||
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| Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 416–418 South Racine Avenue Chicago, Illinois[1] | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′33″N 87°39′34″W / 41.87592°N 87.659458°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metropolitan main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Originally 2 island platforms, later 4 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 tracks | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 6, 1895 | ||||||||||
| Closed | April 4, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1898–1914 (platforms reconfigured) | ||||||||||
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Racine was a rapid transit station operated by the Chicago "L"'s Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad and located on its main line. The station existed from 1895 to 1954, when it and the other stations on the main line were demolished for construction of the Eisenhower Expressway and its Congress Line. A new station at Racine was built on the Congress Line as a replacement.