Canterbury station
Preceding station | Chicago "L" | Following station | ||
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Mannheim/22nd Terminus | Westchester branch | Roosevelt toward Des Plaines |
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Canterbury was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" between 1930 and 1951. Located on the Westchester branch, it was part of a southern extension of the branch, which had opened in 1926.
History
The Westchester branch opened in 1926, and was extended south to Mannheim/22nd on December 1, 1930, an extension that included Canterbury. This extension was served by a single car that shuttled passengers to and from Roosevelt; this was replaced in 1933 by a through-car service that coupled and uncoupled from Westchester trains at Roosevelt.[1]
The branch continued in service until replaced by a bus service on December 9, 1951.[2]
Station details
The station had a single platform on the west side of the single track. The station house, which abutted the platform to its south and opened to the street, was of a Tudor Revival look, with arched windows on the walls and timbered eaves in the interior.[1]
Ridership
Detailed ridership statistics were never collected for Canterbury; such statistics were collected for the Westchester branch as a whole, or for more patronized stations on the branch.[3]
References
Works cited
- CTA Rail Entrance, Annual Traffic, 1900–1979 (Report). Chicago: Chicago Transit Authority. October 1, 1979.
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- Mannheim/22nd
- Canterbury
- Roosevelt
- Harrison
- Bellwood
- 25th Avenue
- 17th Avenue
- 11th Avenue
- 5th Avenue
- Des Plaines