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54/Cermak
Terminal
2134 South 54th
Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804
![New station entrance at 54th Avenue [GCG]](54th6sml.jpg)
New station entrance at 54th Avenue
![Fare controls in new 54/Cermak main station entrance [GCG]](54th7sml.jpg)
Fare controls in new 54/Cermak main station entrance
![New 54/Cermak station loading platform [GCG]](54th8sml.jpg)
New 54/Cermak station loading platform
![New 54/Cermak bus terminal [GCG]](54th9sml.jpg)
New 54/Cermak bus terminal
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Station: Re-opened August 18, 2003
Press
Release for Station Opening - August 18, 2003
The station stretches in a linear arrangement from
Laramie Avenue to 54th Avenue with entrances at either end
and in the middle. The west end of the platform is reserved
for disembarking passengers and the east end for embarking
passengers.
Bus Connections: The
following CTA buses serve this station:
- CTA Routes: #21 Cermak
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#X21 Cermak Express ,
#25 West Cermak ,
and #N60 Blue Island/26th .
- Pace Routes: #304, #305,
#322, #767 Shuttle bus service to the
Racetrack.
Major Destinations within
1/2 mile of the station:
- Retail, restaurants,
commercial, and banks
- Grant Works TIF
District, Cicero
- Various Manufacturing
and Warehouses
Features of the new station
include:
- Full Accessibility:
The station is fully accessible to customers with
disabilities. Accessible features include:
- Audio-visual
signs
- Braille
signs
- Tactile warning
edge
- Accessible
turnstiles
- TTY
telephones
- Accessible
ramps
- Platform
Amenities:
- Oversized
windbreaks
- Heaters
- Benches
- Leaning
bars
- Information
kiosk
- Designated Bus Waiting
Area: Bus stop adjacent to the station entrance includes
benches, windbreaks and heaters.
- Showpiece Canopies: The
canopy has been designed to complement the architecture
of the new high school north of the station.
Major
Milestones:
- Started new station
construction in February 2002
- Open new station on
August 18, 2003
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Kostner
2019 South Kostner Avenue
Chicago, IL 60623
![New station entrance at Kostner [GCG]](kild6sml.jpg)
New station entrance at Kostner
Kostner Platform
Kildare Entrance (Farecard Only)
Former Station
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Station: Re-opened July 17, 2003
Press
Release for Station Opening - July 17, 2003
The new
main entrance to the station is at Kostner Avenue. An
auxiliary farecard entrance is at Kildare
Avenue.
Bus Connections: The
following CTA buses serve this station: #21 Cermak
and the #X21 Cermak Express .
Major Destinations within
1/2 mile of the station:
- Shopping
centers
- Retail stores and
restaurants
- 26th and
Kostner TIF District
- Roosevelt/Cicero
Industrial Corridor
Features of the new station
include:
- Full Accessibility: The station
is fully accessible to
customers with disabilities. Accessible features
include:
- Audio-visual
signs
- Braille
signs
- Tactile warning
edge
- Accessible
turnstiles
- Accessible ramp at
Kostner Avenue entrance
- Island Platform: The
station has an island platform
(platform between the two tracks, similar to downtown
subway stations). Island platforms have several benefits
over side platforms:
- Concentrated platform
amenities
- Reduced number of
needed elevators and escalators
- Platform
Amenities:
- Oversized
windbreaks
- Heaters
- Benches
- Leaning
bars
- Information
kiosk
Major
Milestones:
- Started new station
construction in July 2002
- Opened new station on
July 17, 2003
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