Harvard was a station on the

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of the

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and was the northern terminus of the Normal Park Branch. The station opened on November 3, 1906, and closed on February 9, 1992. and demolished during the Green Line reconstruction of 1994–1996. The CTA considered constructing a new station at Harvard with a new

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lot that would have connected to the

63rd 63rd may refer to: ;Metro stations *Ashland/63rd (CTA station), on the Green Line *East 63rd-Cottage Grove (CTA), on the Green Line *63rd (CTA Red Line), on the Red Line *63rd Street station (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line) on the Market-Frankford L ...

station on the Dan Ryan branch. No funding was available for the project and as a result, the construction of the new station did not happen.

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External links

Harvard Station Page
at Chicago-L.org Railway stations in the United States opened in 1906 1906 establishments in Illinois 1992 disestablishments in Illinois Defunct Chicago "L" stations Railway stations in the United States closed in 1992 Demolished railway stations in the United States {{Illinois-railstation-stub