California station
California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Little Village neighborhood. The station opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.Photo: Nico Brussels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: station of the Chicago Transit Authority, Pink Line
- Also known as: “California”
- Address: 2011 South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Sinai Hospital and Western Avenue station.
Mount Sinai Hospital
Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital, formerly at times known as Mount Sinai Medical Center, is a 319-bed major urban hospital in Chicago, Illinois, with its main campus located adjacent to Douglass Park at 15th Street and California Avenue on the city's West Side. Mount Sinai Hospital is situated 2,700 feet north of California station.
Western Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western Avenue is a station on Metra's BNSF Line located in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform for outbound and inbound trains. Western Avenue station is situated 2,900 feet northeast of California station.
Western station
Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the Lower West Side community area. Western station is situated 2,700 feet east of California station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Lawndale and Tri-Taylor Historic District.
South Lawndale
Suburb
Photo: Plij1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the West Side of Chicago. Over 80% of the residents are of Mexican descent and the community is home to the largest foreign-born Mexican population in Chicago.
Tri-Taylor Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tri-Taylor Historic District is a historic district in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district is primarily residential and includes over 400 buildings.
North Lawndale
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Lee, CC BY 2.0.
North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the city's West Side. The community area includes the K-Town Historic District, the Homan Square interrogation facility, and the city's largest concentration of greystones.
California station
- Categories: elevated station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.85429° or 41° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
-87.69474° or 87° 41′ 41″ westOperator
Chicago Transit AuthorityNetwork
Chicago Transit AuthorityOpen location code
86HJV834+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7758311741OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2933966
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“California station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加利福尼亞站”
- French: “California (Ligne rose CTA)”
- French: “California”
- German: “California”
- Russian: “Калифорния”
- Spanish: “California (línea Rosa)”
- Spanish: “California”
- Ukrainian: “Каліфорнія”
- Urdu: “کیلیفورنیا اسٹیشن (سی ٹی اے پنک لائن)”
- Urdu: “کیلیفورنیا اسٹیشن”
- Welsh: “California”
- Yue Chinese: “加利福尼亞站 (芝加哥地鐵粉紅綫)”
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