Dearborn Station

Chicago, Italy

Dearborn Station (also called Polk Street Depot) was, beginning in the late 1800s, one of six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois. It remained in operation until May 1, 1971. Built in 1883, it is located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, adjacent to Printers Row in South Loop. Th

e station was owned by the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, which itself was owned by the companies operating over its line. The station building headhouse now houses office, retail, and entertainment spaces, and its trackage yard and train sheds, behind the headhouse, were removed and redeveloped into part of the Dearborn Park neighborhood.

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