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47TH STREET
The former 47th Street station built by the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad, photographed in 1909 by Erie photographer J.E. Bailey.
General information
Location	47th Street (near South Normal Avenue), Fuller Park, Chicago, Illinois.
Line(s)	Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Platforms	2 side platofrms
Tracks	2
Connections	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Erie Railroad Monon Railroad Wabash Railroad
Other information
Station code	7319 (Erie Railroad)
History
Closed	September 29, 1935 (September 29, 1935)
Services
Preceding station Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Following station Chicago Terminus Suburban service 55th Street toward Dolton Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Chicago Terminus Main Line Englewood toward Jersey City Preceding station Grand Trunk Western Railroad Following station Chicago Terminus Main Line Chicago Lawn toward Port Huron Suburban Service (Chicago) Halsted Street toward Valparaiso Preceding station Monon Railroad Following station Chicago Terminus Main Line Englewood toward Louisville Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station Englewood toward Kansas City Main Line Chicago Terminus Chicago Terminus Chicago – Buffalo Englewood toward Buffalo Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Chicago Terminus Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad 1911-1925 Englewood toward Cincinnati Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station Halsted–75th toward Orland Park Orland Park Cannonball Chicago Terminus

47th Street Station was one of several stations used by the Erie Railroad (reporting mark ERIE) in the city of Chicago, Illinois. This stretch of the Erie Railroad, considered part of the Chicago & Erie Railroad, was on tracks shared with the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. The last passenger train to stop for the Erie however at the station would be on September 29, 1935, while 63rd Street – Englewood and Dearborn Station would last into the 1960s and the end of service on January 6, 1970 respectfully.

The depot at 47th Street was a two-story stone structure that was directly between two sets of merging tracks, with platforms on both sides. The station structure remained long after passenger service had ended, with the structure being removed in the 1990s.

History

The station was built in 1906. The September 15, 1906 Railway And Engineering Review states; It will be remembered (from the March 17, 1906 issue) that the station is of Bedford lime stone roofed in slate. The tracks on either side of the building are for passenger traffic, being spread 70 feet apart, to provide room for the building. The main waiting room of this station is 30X70 feet, occupying the whole width of the building, between the women's waiting room at the extreme north of the building and the ticket office at the south end of this building.The floor of this room is composition tile, the walls are finished in tile, and the ceiling is plastered between false beams.

47th Street station site in October 2015