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Lake States Transit > Chicago > CTA > Green Line / Orange Line
Roosevelt

Green Line

Year Opened 1893, closed 1963
Rebuilt 1993
# of Tracks 2
Rail Transfers Green, Orange, Red, Metra Roosevelt Road
Platform Layout 1 island platform Park-n-Ride No
City Chicago Right of Way Alley 'L'
Point of Interest Soldier Field, Museum campus

Roosevelt was originally the terminal for the North Shore. The station closed after the North Shore stopped operation. CTA built a new Roosevelt station in the 1990's. 

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Outbound train entering Roosevelt. (12/5/04)
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A Green Line Train (12/97)
Tower for the junction between Orange and Green Lines (and out of service ramp to the State St. Subway) (9/5/11)
Complex junction south of Roosevelt (9/5/11)
Ramp from subway south of Roosevelt (9/5/11)
South of Roosevelt (9/5/11_
North end of the station (9/5/11)
Heading inbound with Orange line coming in above (4/23/05)

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