Cermak–McCormick Place is an
"L" station on the
CTA's
Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based
Ross Barney Architects and engineered by Primary Consultant
T.Y. Lin International, is located at Cermak Road and State Street on the
Near South Side of
Chicago
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. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and one at 23rd Street. The main station entrance is built on the north side of Cermak road.
The new station replaced the original Cermak station that opened on June 6, 1892, closed on September 9, 1977, and was demolished in 1978.
The new, fully accessible
infill station
An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train ser ...
was engineered and constructed into and around the existing, historic elevated rapid transit structure while maintaining full transit service. The station's signature element is the structural steel tube that serves as a windbreak for passenger boarding areas. Both the former and the new station are situated south of and north of .
On January 17, 2012, Chicago mayor
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician, advisor, diplomat, and former investment banker who most recently served as List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan, United States ambassador to Japan from 2022 ...
announced at a press conference that the Cermak station would be rebuilt in order to serve
McCormick Place.
The $50 million investment was also intended to boost the development of residential neighborhoods in the City's Near South Side and revitalize the adjacent historic
Motor Row District. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held on August 29, 2013.
The new Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station opened on February 8, 2015.
Bus Connections
CTA
*21 Cermak
*29 State
References
CTA Green Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2015
1892 establishments in Illinois
1977 disestablishments in Illinois
2015 establishments in Illinois
McCormick Place
Railway stations in the United States closed in 1977
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