Central Station, Chicago
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Central Station in Chicago was a major passenger railroad terminal that served as a key transportation hub for several railroads on the city's Near South Side.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger rail terminal
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| architect | Bradley and Winslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | decline of intercity passenger rail traffic ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Illinois Central suburban lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedWith |
Illinois Central main line
ⓘ
Lakefront rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1974 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Romanesque Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clock tower
ⓘ
head house ⓘ train shed ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key transportation hub on Chicago's Near South Side
ⓘ
major passenger railroad terminal in Chicago ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ Near South Side, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Illinois Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Grant Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1893 ⓘ |
| openingEvent | World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Illinois Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Illinois Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago rail terminal complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | rail yards and later residential development ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionOf | Illinois Central's older lakefront depots ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commuter rail terminal
ⓘ
intercity rail terminal ⓘ |
| servedCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRailroad |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Four Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and West Michigan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Monon Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTraffic |
commuter trains
ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorUse | Central Station residential development (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.