California station (CTA Green Line)

Chicago "L" station

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named California, see California (disambiguation) § CTA stations.

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California

2800W
120N

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location| 2800 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates| 41°53′03″N 87°41′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.88422°N 87.696234°W﻿ / 41.88422; -87.696234
Owned by| Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)| Lake Branch
Platforms| 2 Side platforms
Tracks| 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Bicycle facilities| yes
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| November 6, 1893
Closed| February 9, 1992 - July 13, 1996
Rebuilt| 1977-80 (new fare controls), 1996
Passengers
2022| 181,048[1] 24.6%
Services
| Preceding station  | Chicago "L" | Following station

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Kedzie

toward Harlem/Lake

|  | Green Line |  | Damen

toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove

Former services

| Preceding station  | Chicago "L" | Following station

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Sacramento

Closed 1948

toward Forest Park

|  | Lake Street Elevated |  | Campbell

Closed 1948

toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or Market Terminal

Track layout

Legend

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Green to Harlem/Lake

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Cottage Grove

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Location

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line's Lake Branch. It opened on November 6, 1893. California closed on February 9, 1992, as part of a series of budget cuts,[2][3] but later reopened with the completion of the Green Line rehabilitation.

The station is situated at the intersection of California Avenue and Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. It is wheel-chair accessible. It is also close to the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

## Bus connections

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CTA

* 94 California

## References

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1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report - Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
2. ^ Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 55.
3. ^ "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. p. 2.

## External links

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* California (Lake Street Line) Station Page
* Mozart Street closed entrance from Google Maps Street View
* California Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Current Chicago "L" stations

Green Line|

* Harlem/Lake
* Oak Park
* Ridgeland
* Austin
* Central
* Laramie
* Cicero
* Pulaski
* Conservatory–Central Park Drive
* Kedzie
* California
* Damen
* Ashland
* Morgan
* Clinton
* Clark/Lake
* State/Lake
* Washington/​Wabash
* Adams/Wabash
* Roosevelt
* Cermak–McCormick Place
* 35th–Bronzeville–IIT
* Indiana
* 43rd
* 47th
* 51st
* Garfield
* to Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove →

| Ashland branch|

* Halsted
* Ashland/63rd

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East 63rd branch|

* King Drive
* Cottage Grove

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