Forest Park station

Forest Park is a station on the 's 'L' system, located in the village of and serving the Blue Line. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: CTA station
  • Also known as: “Forest Park”
  • Address: 711 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forest Park School District 91 and Forest Home Cemetery.

Public building
is a school district headquartered in , , United States in the area. Dr. Elizabeth Alvarez is the current superintendent. is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Forest Park station.

Cemetery
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is a located at 863 S. Des Plaines Ave, , United States. Located adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, it straddles the in , just west of . is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Forest Park station.

Memorial
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The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument and sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in , a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in labor unrest who were blamed, convicted, and executed for the still unsolved bombing during the Haymarket Affair. is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Forest Park station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Park and Maywood.

Village
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is a village in , United States, and a suburb of . The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The terminal on the Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.

Town
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is a in , United States, in the . It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.

Village
is a suburban village adjacent to in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in , Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. is situated 1½ miles north of Forest Park station.

Forest Park station

Latitude
41.87427° or 41° 52′ 27″ north
Longitude
-87.81676° or 87° 49′ 0″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86HJV5FM+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13166659192
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3077167
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Forest Park station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “森林公园站”
  • Dutch: “Forest Park”
  • French: “Desplaines”
  • French: “Forest Park”
  • Japanese: “フォレスト・パーク駅”
  • Russian: “Форест-парк”
  • Spanish: “Forest Park (Metro de Chicago)”
  • Spanish: “Forest Park”
  • Ukrainian: “Форест-Парк”
  • Urdu: “فارسٹ پارک اسٹیشن”

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Highlights include Forest Park CTA Station and Forest Park Blue Line Station.

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