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Canterbury was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" between 1930 and 1951. Located on the Westchester branch, it was part of a southern extension of the branch, which had opened in 1926.

History

The Westchester branch opened in 1926, and was extended south to Mannheim/22nd on December 1, 1930, an extension that included Canterbury. This extension was served by a single car that shuttled passengers to and from Roosevelt; this was replaced in 1933 by a through-car service that coupled and uncoupled from Westchester trains at Roosevelt.

The branch continued in service until replaced by a bus service on December 9, 1951.

Station details

The station had a single platform on the west side of the single track. The station house, which abutted the platform to its south and opened to the street, was of a Tudor Revival look, with arched windows on the walls and timbered eaves in the interior.

Ridership

Detailed ridership statistics were never collected for Canterbury; such statistics were collected for the Westchester branch as a whole, or for more patronized stations on the branch.

References

1. ^ Garfield, Graham (2017). "Canterbury". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
2. "Revise Douglas and Garfield "L" Service Dec. 9". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 110, no. 288. December 1, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. CTA 1979, pp. 20–23

Works cited

• CTA Rail Entrance, Annual Traffic, 1900–1979 (Report). Chicago: Chicago Transit Authority. October 1, 1979.

• Defunct Chicago "L" stations
• 1930 establishments in Illinois
• 1951 disestablishments in Illinois
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1930
• Railway stations in the United States closed in 1951
• Demolished railway stations in the United States