Central Park station

Central Park is a station on the 's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the neighborhood. The station opened on December 9, 1951, as a replacement for the closed Drake, Lawndale, and Homan stations.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s ‘L’ system, serving the Pink Line
  • Also known as: “Central Park”
  • Address: 1915 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shedd Park Fieldhouse and Pulaski station.

Sports venue
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The is the historic fieldhouse in Shedd Park, a public park in the community area of , . John G. Shedd, for whom the park and fieldhouse are named, gave the city the land for the park. is situated 1,500 feet south of Central Park station.

Metro station
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Pulaski is an 'L' station on the 's Pink Line, located in the neighborhood. Pulaski opened on June 16, 1902, as part of the Douglas Park branch of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad. is situated 2,600 feet west of Central Park station.

Metro station
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Kedzie is a station on the 's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the neighborhood. It opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. is situated 2,500 feet east of Central Park station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Lawndale and South Lawndale.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the city's West Side. The community area includes the , the Homan Square interrogation facility, and the city's largest concentration of greystones.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of 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.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the community area in Chicago, Illinois.

Central Park station

Latitude
41.85401° or 41° 51′ 14″ north
Longitude
-87.71495° or 87° 42′ 54″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86HJV73P+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7758311742
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2892844
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Central Park station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中央公園站”
  • Dutch: “Central Park”
  • French: “Central Park”
  • Russian: “Сентрал-парк”
  • Spanish: “Central Park”
  • Ukrainian: “Сентрал-Парк”
  • Urdu: “سنٹرل پارک اسٹیشن (سی ٹی اے)”
  • Urdu: “سنٹرل پارک اسٹیشن”
  • Yue Chinese: “中央公園站 (芝加哥)”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Livestone Missionary Baptist Church and Central Park CTA Station.

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