Cicero station (CTA Blue Line)

Cicero is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway and serving the Austin neighborhood. Originally, Cicero had an additional entrance at Lavergne Avenue, but this was closed on May 16, 1977, by the CTA as a cost-cutting measure. The structure for this exit still stands but it is closed to the public.

Cicero   4800W 700S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	720 South Cicero Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates	41.871574°N 87.745154°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Forest Park Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
History
Opened	June 22, 1958
Passengers
2019	408,539[1]  1.7% (CTA)
Rank	114 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Austin toward Forest Park Blue Line Pulaski toward O'Hare
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Central Closed 1973 toward Des Plaines Congress Branch Kostner Closed 1973 toward O'Hare
Track layout Blue Line east to O'Hare Cicero Ave. Lavergne Ave. Blue Line west to Forest Park

This is the last station on the Forest Park branch within the Chicago city limits. It is located a short distance from the Town of Cicero.

Bus connections

CTA

• 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
• 54 Cicero
• 57 Laramie

Pace

• 305 East Roosevelt Road
• 316 Laramie Avenue (Monday-Saturday only)
• 392 Green Line Cicero CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only)

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

External links

• Cicero (Congress Line) Station Page
• LaVergne Avenue entrance (closed) from Google Maps Street View
• Cicero Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View