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DEARBORN & VAN BUREN   36W 400S
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The closed Dearborn/Van Buren station in 1968
General information
Location	Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°52′37″N 87°37′45″W / 41.87687°N 87.62928°W / 41.87687; -87.62928
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	The Loop
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	October 3, 1897
Closed	1949
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station LaSalle/Van Buren Next clockwise Loop Elevated State/Van Buren Next counter-clockwise
Location

Dearborn/Van Buren was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Loop. The station was located at Dearborn Street and Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago. Dearborn/Van Buren opened on October 3, 1897, and closed in 1949. The closed station was severely damaged by an explosion in 1968, and the station houses were removed in 1971, the rest of the station was demolished in 1975. ^[1]

The Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren station now occupies the former Dearborn/Van Buren station area.

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