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Parnell station

Coordinates: 41°46′45″N 87°38′21″W / 41.77914°N 87.63921°W / 41.77914; -87.63921
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PARNELL
 
6300S
500W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The mezzanine-level station house in 1924
General information
LocationSouth Parnell Avenue and 63rd Place
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′45″N 87°38′21″W / 41.77914°N 87.63921°W / 41.77914; -87.63921
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Englewood branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsEnglewood station (C&WI)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedDecember 24, 1906
ClosedAugust 1, 1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Halsted
toward Loomis
Englewood branch Harvard
toward 58th
Location
Map

Parnell was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Englewood branch, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at South Parnell Avenue and 63rd Place in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.[1] Parnell had a direct platform connection to the adjacent Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad station. Parnell opened on December 24, 1906, and closed on July 31, 1949.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Parnell". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Close 24 Elevated Stations; Skip-Stop Will Start Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 31, 1949. p. 1.