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Market Street Terminal

Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°38′13″W / 41.88190°N 87.63694°W / 41.88190; -87.63694
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MARKET ST. TERMINAL
 
360W
1N
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Site of the former terminal station (2023)
General information
LocationMadison Street and Market Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′55″N 87°38′13″W / 41.88190°N 87.63694°W / 41.88190; -87.63694
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Lake Street Elevated
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 6, 1893
ClosedApril 5, 1948
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Randolph/Market Lake Street Elevated
Market Street branch
Terminus
Location
Map

The Market Street Terminal was a station on the Chicago "L"'s Lake Street Elevated – today part of the Green Line – between 1893 and 1948. The Elevated's original downtown terminus, it opened at the corner of Madison Street and Market Street (modern-day Wacker Drive) on November 6, 1893, alongside the rest of the Elevated. When the Loop was constructed in 1895, the Terminal was required to be demolished but no action was taken. When it closed in 1948, only overflow traffic served it. It was demolished shortly thereafter for the construction of double-decked Wacker Drive.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Market Terminal". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved September 3, 2022.