Central Park station (CTA)

Central Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the North Lawndale neighborhood. The station opened on December 9, 1951, as a replacement for the closed Drake, Lawndale, and Homan stations.^[1]

For the station on the Green Line, see Conservatory–Central Park Drive station.

Central Park   2100S 3600W
General information
Location	1915 South Central Park Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60623
Coordinates	41.853839°N 87.714842°W / 41.853839; -87.714842
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Cermak Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 9, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-12-09)[1]
Rebuilt	1977, 2002–2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Passengers
2024	247,638[2]  4.2%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Pulaski toward 54th/​Cermak Pink Line Kedzie toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Pulaski toward 54th/​Cermak Blue Line Cermak branch Kedzie toward O'Hare
Track layout Legend Pink to the Loop Central Park Ave. Millard Ave. Ogden Ave. Pink to 54th/​Cermak
Location

Bus connections

CTA

• 82 Kimball/Homan
• 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)