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BLUE LINE (West-Northwest)
01/01/46 services:
1) Garfield Park (22ND/MANNHEIM to INNER LOOP, express Mon-Fri rush, coupled to Forest Park trains east of Laramie non-rush except owl; also DESPLAINES to INNER LOOP local day & evening; also DESPLAINES or LARAMIE to WELLS ST local (AM rush local/express) Mon-Fri rush)
2) Douglas Park (OAK PARK AV to INNER LOOP, alternate express mon-Fri daytime; additional local LAWNDALE to INNER LOOP Mon-Fri midday, to WELLS ST Mon-Fri rush)
3) Logan Square (LOGAN SQUARE to INNER LOOP local, skip-stop express Mon-Fri rush)
4) Humboldt Park (LAWNDALE to INNER LOOP local, coupled to Logan Square trains east of Damen, except Mon-Fri rush LAWNDALE to WELLS ST skip-stop express)
GARFIELD PARK:
02/19/50 Cut back service from 22nd/Mannheim to Roosevelt except Mon-Fri rush shuttle.
12/19/51 Cut back service from 22nd/Mannheim to Desplaines. Closed 22nd/Mannheim, Canterbury, Roosevelt, Harrison, Bellwood, 25th Ave, 17th Ave, 11th Av, 5th Ave, Laflin, Wells St stops. Cut back Sunday service from Desplaines to Laramie. Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush.
06/10/52 Closed Sacramento stop.
09/14/52 Closed Hannah stop.
09/20/53 Discontinued skip-stop express service. Extended Sunday service from Laramie to Desplaines. Began using temporary trackage Aberdeen to Sacramento westbound only, also at Desplaines. Closed Lombard, Home, Kilburn, Garfield Park stops. Moved Desplaines stop from east to west side of street. Closed old alignment between Sacramento and Paulina.
09/27/53 Began using temporary trackage Sacramento to Aberdeen eastbound. Closed California, Western, Hoyne, Ogden, Marshfield, Racine stops.
08/29/54 Began using temporary trackage Central to Lombard. Replaced Central and Austin stops.
10/11/55 Began using temporary trackage to connect with the Loop. Closed Franklin stop.
07/08/56 Began using new temporary trackage at Central westbound. Opened new temporary Central stop.
07/15/56 Began using new temporary trackage at Central eastbound. Closed old temporary Central stop.
09/06/57 Began using temporary trackage Austin to Oak Park westbound. Opened temporary Oak Park and Ridgeland stops.
09/17/57 Began using temporary trackage Oak Park to Austin eastbound. Closed old Oak Park and Gunderson stops.
10/17/57 Began using new temporary trackage at Desplaines. Opened new temporary stop at Desplaines.
11/27/57 Began using temporary trackage Kenilworth to Beloit westbound. Opened temporary stop at Harlem.
12/11/57 Began using temporary trackage Beloit to Kenilworth eastbound. Closed old stop at Harle.
04/27/58 Began using permanent trackage at Desplaines.
06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest route. Closed stops at Canal, Halsted, Kedzie, St Louis, Pulaski, Tripp, Cicero, Laramie. Closed old alignment from east of Central to Loop.
DOUGLAS PARK:
07/10/49 Cut back Sat-Sun service from Oak Park to Cicero.
12/09/51 Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush. Discontinued service to Wells St. Closed Wells St, Laflin, 14th Place, Homan, Drake, Lawndale, Kenton stops. Opened new intermediate stop at CENTRAL PARK.
02/03/52 Cut back Mon-Fri service from Oak Park to 54th Av, extended Sat-Sun service from Cicero to 54th Av. Closed Oak Park, Ridgeland, Lombard, Austin, 58th Av, 56th Av stops.
05/04/52 Closed Roosevelt, Douglas Park stops.
05/25/52 Closed 54th Av stop. Opened CICERO/BERWYN TERMINAL (now 54TH/CERMAK)
04/04/54 Rerouted to Loop via former Logan Square alignment and Lake St. Closed old alignment between Paulina and Aberdeen. Closed Franklin, Canal, Halsted, Racine, Marshfield stops. Began using Clinton/Lake and Halsted/Lake (Mon-Fri rush only) stops.
05/19/57 Closed Wood stop.
06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest Route, Discontinued skip-stop express service. Ended service on old alignment Harrison to Lake. Closed Clinton/Lake, Halsted/Lake stops.
LOGAN SQUARE:
02/25/51 Rerouted via Dearborn Subway to LASALLE. Opened intermediate stops at DIVISION, CHICAGO, GRAND, LAKE TRANSFER (later CLARK/LAKE), WASHINGTON, MONROE, JACKSON. Renamed "Milwaukee Route". Began skip-stop express service Mon-Fri rush. Closed Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake Transfer, Madison, Marshfield, Laflin, Racine, Halsted, Canal, Franklin stops on old alignment.
02/27/51 Discontinued skip-stop express service.
06/22/58 Became part of West-Northwest Route.
HUMBOLDT PARK:
08/29/48 Cut back to shuttle Lawndale to Damen except Mon-Fri rush to Wells St. Ended coupling and uncoupling from Logan Square trains at Damen non-rush hours.
02/19/50 Cut back to shuttle Lawndale to new Damen shuttle platform stop. Discontinued night and late evening service.
05/03/52 Discontinued service. Closed Lawndale, St Louis, Kedzie, Humboldt Park, California, Western, Damen shuttle platform stops.
WEST/NORTHWEST ROUTE:
06/22/58 Began service LOGAN SQUARE to alternately CICERO/BERWYN and DESPLAINES, combining former Milwaukee, Garfield Park, and Douglas Park routes. Opened new alignment in expressway median to Central and new intermediate stops at CLINTON, HALSTED (later UofI/HALSTED, then UIC/HALSTED), RACINE, MEDICAL CENTER, WESTERN, CALIFORNIA, KEDZIE (later KEDZIE/HOMAN), PULASKI, CICERO. Began skip-stop express service Mon-Sat.
07/26/59 Replaced temporary stop with permanent stop at DESPLAINES (later FOREST PARK).
10/16/59 Began using permanent trackage Parkside to Pine eastbound. Opened new temporary stop at Central.
10/19/59 Began using permanent trackage Pine to Parkside westbound. Closed old temporary stop at Central.
03/19/60 Began using permanent track Desplaines to Parkside eastbound. Opened new temporary Harlem and Austin stops, permanent OAK PARK stop.
03/20/60 Began using permanent track Parkside to Desplaines westbound. Closed old temporary Harlem, Oak Park, Ridgeland, Austin stops.
07/29/60 Replaced temporary stop at Harlem with permanent HARLEM stop.
10/10/60 Realigned trackage at Central westbound. Opened permanent CENTRAL stop.
10/11/60 Realigned trackage at Central eastbound. Closed temporary Central stop.
12/27/60 Replaced temporary stop at Austin with permanent AUSTIN stop.
08/05/62 Opened intermediate stop at KOSTNER.
02/01/70 Extended service from Logan Square to JEFFERSON PARK. Closed old Logan Square stop. Opened new intermediate stops at LOGAN SQUARE, BELMONT, ADDISON, IRVING PARK, MONTROSE.
09/02/73 Closed California, Kostner, Central (Congress), 50th Av (Douglas) stops.
01/06/74 Reopened 50th Av stop.
01/18/78 Relocated CICERO (Douglas) stop, closed 50th Av stop.
02/27/83 Extended service from Jefferson park to RIVER ROAD. Opened intermediate stops at HARLEM, CUMBERLAND. Discontinued skip-stop express service Saturdays.
09/03/84 Extended service from River Road to O'HARE.
12/16/90 Discontinued skip-stop express service except Mon-Fri rush.
02/09/92 Closed Laramie and Grand stops.
05/01/95 Discontinued skip-stop express service.
04/26/98 Rerouted all night and Sat-Sun service to Forest Park.
06/25/99 Reopened Grand stop.
02/25/02 Closed 54th/Cermak station, reopened LARAMIE as a temporary station
06/17/02 Closed Pulaski and Kildare stations (Douglas), opened temporary PULASKI/KILDARE station
08/12/02 Closed Central Park and Kedzie stations (Douglas), opened temporary CENTRAL PARK/KEDZIE station
10/14/02 Closed California station (Douglas), opened temporary CALIFORNIA station
12/02/02 Closed Western and Hoyne stations (Douglas), opened temporary WESTERN/HOYNE station
07/17/03 Opened KOSTNER station (Douglas)
08/18/03 Opened 54TH/CERMAK station (Douglas), closed temporary Laramie station
01/13/04 Opened PULASKI station (Douglas), closed temporary Pulaski/Kildare station
01/29/04 Opened CENTRAL PARK station (Douglas)
03/29/04 Opened KEDZIE station (Douglas), closed temporary Central Park/Kedzie station
06/04/04 Opened WESTERN station (Douglas)
07/22/04 Opened CALIFORNIA and DAMEN stations (Douglas), closed temporary California and Western/Hoyne stations
01/01/05 Rerouted alternate Sat-Sun day & evening service to 54th/Cermak
06/25/06 Reduced service to 54th/Cermak to Mon-Fri rush only
04/25/08 Discontinued service to 54th/Cermak
05/12/08
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