Crawford–East Prairie station

Crawford–East Prairie was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Mulford Street between Crawford Avenue and East Prairie Road in Skokie, Illinois. Crawford–East Prairie was situated east of Kostner and west of Dodge. Crawford–East Prairie opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948 upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.[2]

Crawford–East Prairie
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
A portion of the station's platform in 2015
LocationMulford Street between Crawford Avenue and East Prairie Avenue
Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates42.02242°N 87.72827°W / 42.02242; -87.72827
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Niles Center branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1925
ClosedMarch 27, 1948[1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Kostner
toward Dempster
Niles Center Branch Dodge
toward Howard
Track layout
Yellow
west to Dempster–Skokie
Crawford Ave.
Catenary
Third Rail
East Prairie Rd.
Yellow
east to Howard

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. Garfield, Graham. "Crawford-East Prairie". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
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