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Lake States Transit > Chicago > CTA > Brown / Purple
Merchandise Mart

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Brown Line

Year Opened 1930, rebuilt 1988 # of Tracks 2
Rail Transfers Brown/Purple
Platform Layout 2 side platforms Park-n-Ride No
City Chicago Right of Way Wells St
Point of Interest Merchandise Mart

This station is the southern most station of the Brown Line before entering the downtown Loop. This station is heavily modernized. 

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chi-hr-br-MMart-120404-01.jpg (61721 bytes)Outbound train at Merchandise Mart Station. (12/4/04) chi-hr-br-MMart-120404-023.jpg (66577 bytes)Outbound train at Merchandise Mart Station. (12/4/04)
chi-hr-br-MMart-042405-01.jpg (59534 bytes)Looking towards Merchandise Mart station. (4/24/05) chi-hr-br-MMart-042305-01.jpg (72959 bytes)Station as seen from across the river. (4/23/05)
Outbound train departing (8/31/11) Train departing (8/31/11)
Looking towards the loop, note the "derail" track in case the bridge is open with runaway. (8/31/11) Train departing (9/2/11)
Station platform (9/2/11) Outbound train coming (9/2/11)

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