Central station

Central is a station on the 's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the neighborhood on Chicago's West side.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s ‘L’ system
  • Also known as: “Central”
  • Address: 350 North Central Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Austin Town Hall Park and Austin Community Academy High School.

Park
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is a park at 5610 W. Lake Street in the neighborhood of , . The site was formerly used for the town hall of Cicero Township.

School
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Austin College and Career Academy High School is a four-year high school located in the neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Central station.

Place of worship
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The is a Unitarian Universalist church in the West Side of , , United States. It was founded in November 1868. Because of its pioneering architecture for its day, it has become much of a landmark in Chicago, and is now an official landmark. is situated 1,700 feet west of Central station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and Far West Side.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 officially-designated community areas of in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third-largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.

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is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.

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is a city of 52,000 people in the area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Central station

Latitude
41.88743° or 41° 53′ 15″ north
Longitude
-87.7656° or 87° 45′ 56″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86HJV6PM+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7758320416
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2944388
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Central station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中央站”
  • French: “Central”
  • Russian: “Сентрал”
  • Spanish: “Central (línea Verde)”
  • Spanish: “Central”
  • Ukrainian: “Сентрал”
  • Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن (سی ٹی اے گرین لائن)”
  • Urdu: “سینٹرل اسٹیشن”

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Highlights include Central CTA Station and Austin Town Hall Park.

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