World's Columbian Exposition Terminal Station

{{Short description|Temporary train station in Chicago, IL}}

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| address = Jackson Park
Chicago, Illinois

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| opened = {{Start date|1893|05|01|df=y}}

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| closed = {{End date|1893|10|30|df=y}}

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|system1=Illinois Central Railroad|line1=World's Fair branch|left1=Park Side

|system2=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad|line2=Main|right2=South Chicago|note-mid2=World's Fair branch

|system3=Columbian Intramural Railway|line3=Main|left3=Chicago Junction|right3=Colonnade}}

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Terminal station (also referred to as Union Depot on some maps) was a temporary train station serving the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web |title=Terminal Station |url=https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fair074/ |website=Chicagology |accessdate=6 April 2020}}

Gallery

File:Interior of Terminal Station (3572761435).jpg |Station interior

File:Terminal station tracks, 1893 World's Fair.jpg |Station platforms

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