Merchandise Mart station

Kinzie station Kinzie was a station on the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's North Side Main Line. The station was located at Kinzie Street and Wells Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Its location once served the nearby C&NW passenger terminal, Wells Street Station, prior to the 1911 opening of a new C&NW terminal at today's Ogilvie Transportation Center. Kinzie opened on May 31, 1900, and closed in 1921; it was replaced by the Grand station. Today, Kinzie Street is serviced by Brown Line and Purple Line Express trains at Merchandise Mart station. Merchandise Mart station The current station opened on December 5, 1930, and was rebuilt from 1987 to 1988. Until 1963 the station also served interurban trains of the North Shore Line. The primary purpose of the station is to serve the Merchandise Mart, one of the world's largest commercial buildings, although there are some galleries and restaurants nearby. ==Service==

Merchandise Mart serves the Brown Line, but Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. Merchandise Mart was the only Brown Line station that did not receive upgrades or renovation during the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. Due its recent construction from 1987 to 1988, the station was already accessible to passengers with disabilities and of sufficient length to accommodate eight-car trains, thus no major renovation was needed during the project. ==Bus connections==

CTA • Sedgwick (weekdays only) • Water Tower Express (weekday rush hours only) == References ==