Central Station
Central Station was an intercity passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at the southern end of Grant Park near Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: railroad terminal in Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Chicago Central” and “Chicago Central Station”
- Address: East Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Field Museum of Natural History and Museum Campus/11th Street station.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Field Museum of Natural History, also commonly called the Field Museum, is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The Field Museum of Natural History is situated 1,700 feet east of Central Station.
Museum Campus/11th Street station
Railway station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum Campus/11th Street is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Museum Campus/11th Street station is situated 460 feet northeast of Central Station.
Soldier Field
Stadium
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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Central Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Loop and Dearborn Park.
South Loop
Quarter
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South Loop is a Chicago neighborhood south of the Loop. The South Branch of the Chicago River flows through it. Chinatown is adjacent to the southwest, and Museum Campus is to its east.
Dearborn Park
Neighborhood
Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood in South Loop. It is part of the Loop and Near South Side community areas of Chicago, and has a public park of the same name.
Museum Campus
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place.
Central Station
- Categories: railway station and historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.868° or 41° 52′ 5″ northLongitude
-87.62274° or 87° 37′ 22″ westInception
1893Operator
Illinois Central RailroadOpen location code
86HJV99G+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 10964790305OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5047881
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Central Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中央車站”
- French: “Chicago Central”
- French: “gare de Chicago Central”
- Japanese: “シカゴ中央駅”
- Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن (شکاگو ٹرمینل)”
- Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن”
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