Chicago Surface Lines - Routes

Routes

The CSL had dozens of routes and over 1,000 miles of trackage at its height. The table below shows a basic overview of CSL routes at their height. Many changes to routing and terminals were made at various times. Abandonment dates noted are dates that routes were completely changed over to bus or trolley bus, or eliminated altogether. Many routes were converted in sections. Some routes, notably through routes, that were eliminated prior to the formation of the CSL are not included.

Route Terminus Terminus Abandoned Notes
Archer Avenue Lake & Wabash Archer & Cicero May 30, 1948
Archer-38th Street State & Dearborn Kedzie & Central Park February 15, 1948
Argo Archer & Cicero 63rd Place & Archer April 11, 1948
Armitage Avenue Clark & Madison Armitage & Grand June 24, 1951
Ashland Avenue Ashland & Irving Park Ashland & 95th February 13, 1954 Through Route 9
Belmont Avenue Belmont & Central Belmont & Halsted January 9, 1945 Converted to trolley bus
Blue Island-26th 26th & Kenton Monroe & Dearborn May 11, 1952
Blue Island-Wells North & Clark Blue Island & Western September 14, 1924 Through Route 12
Broadway Devon & Kedzie Madison & Clark February 16, 1957
Broadway-State Devon & Kedzie 119th & Morgan December 5, 1955
Cermak Road 18th at Grant Park Cerman & Kenton May 30, 1954
Cermak-Lawndale Cermak & Kedzie 33rd & Lawndale October 1, 1945
Chicago Avenue Grand & Lake Shore Drive Chicago & Austin May 11, 1952 Converted to trolley bus
Cicero Avenue Montrose & Cicero 25th & Cicero November 25, 1951
South Cicero Avenue Archer & Cicero 63rd & Cicero January 6, 1941
Clark-Wentworth Clark & Howard 80th & Vincennes September 8, 1957 Through Route 22
Clybourn Avenue Belmont & Clybourn Harrison & State May 4, 1947
Clybourn-Wentworth Belmont & Clybourn 79th & Halsted September 13, 1924 Through Route 2
Cottage Grove-Broadway Clark & Howard 56th & Lake Park October 7, 1946 Through Route 1
Cottage Grove-Pullman Randolph & Garland Court 115th & St. Lawrence June 19, 1955 Through Route 4
Cottage Grove-South Chicago Randolph & Garland Court 108th & Ewing December 4, 1949 Through Route 5
North Damen Avenue Fullerton & Damen Blue Island & Damen May 13, 1951
South Damen Avenue 47th & Damen 74th & Damen January 26, 1948
Diversey Avenue Pulaski & Diversey Kimball & Diversey April 17, 1930 Converted to trolley bus
Division Street Division & Mozart Dearborn & Washington February 4, 1951
West Division Street Division & Austin Division & Grand July 9, 1946
Division-Van Buren Division & Mozart Van Buren & Kedzie February 4, 1951
Elston Avenue Lawrence & Elston Dearborn & Randolph January 21, 1951
Ewing-Brandon (Hegewisch) 92nd & Commercial Brandon & Brainard October 21, 1946
Fullerton Avenue Central & Fullerton Halsted & Fullerton December 4, 1949 Converted to trolley bus
Fulton-21st Street Fulton & Western 21st & Marshall May 7, 1947
Grand Avenue Harlem & Grand Navy Pier April 1, 1951
Halsted Street Waveland & Broadway 111th & Sacramento May 29, 1954
South Halsted Street Monterey & Vincennes 119th & Vincennes July 22, 1946
Halsted-Archer Halsted & Waveland 63rd & Union 1924 Through Route 13
Halsted-Madison Grace & Halsted 26th & Halsted July 3, 1933 Through Route 18
Hammond 63rd & Vernon 106th & Indianapolis June 9, 1940 Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC
Harrison Harrison & Central Van Buren & Dearborn February 29, 1948
Harrison-Adams Harrison & Central Adams & State February 29, 1948
Indiana Avenue 51st & South Park Randolph & Garland Court May 24, 1953
Irving Park Irving Park & Neenah Irving Park & Broadway November 7, 1948 Converted to trolley bus
Kedzie Avenue Bryn Mawr & Kedzie 67th & Kedzie May 29, 1954 Through Route 17
Kedzie-California California & Roscoe 67th & Kedzie May 29, 1954
Lake Street Lake & Austin 119th & Morgan May 30, 1954 Through Route 16
Laramie Avenue Lake & Laramie Harrison & Laramie 1937
Lawrence Avenue Austin & Lawrence Broadway & Lawrence April 1, 1951 Converted to trolley bus
Lincoln-Bowmanville Lincoln & Peterson LaSalle & Madison February 18, 1951
Lincoln-Rosehill Ravenswood & Rosehill LaSalle & Madison August 1, 1948
Lincoln-Indiana Lincoln & Peterson 51st & Indiana March 11, 1951 Through Route 3
Madison Street Madison & Austin Dearborn & Monroe December 13, 1953 Through Route 20
Madison-Fifth Avenue Pulaski & Fifth Avenue Dearborn & Monroe February 22, 1954
Milwaukee Avenue Milwaukee & Imlay Madison & Dearborn May 11, 1952
Montrose Avenue Milwaukee & Montrose Broadway & Montrose July 29, 1946
Morgan-Racine-Sangamon Erie & Ashland 39th & Morgan July 25, 1948 Through Route 23
Noble Street North & Ashland Milwaukee & Noble March 5, 1932
North Avenue North & Rossell North & Clark December 4, 1949 Converted to trolley bus
Ogden Avenue 25th & Laramie Lake & Dearborn September 16, 1951
Ogden-Clark Clark & Drummond Ogden & Kenton September 14, 1924 Through Route 11
Pershing Road-East Root & Halsted Cottage Grove & Pershing February 15, 1948
Pershing Road-West 35th & Cottage Grove Western & Pershing August 28, 1945
Pulaski Road Pulaski & Bryn Mawr 31st & Kostner September 16, 1951 Converted to trolley bus
Riverdale 119th & Michigan 138th & Leyden September 9, 1946
Riverview-Larrabee Roscoe & Western Polk & Dearborn January 10, 1949
Roosevelt Road Museum Loop Roosevelt & Austin April 12, 1953
12th-Ogden-Wells Clark & Drummond Roosevelt & Cicero September 14, 1924 Through Route 14
South Chicago-Ewing 63rd & South Park 108th & Avenue F June 30, 1947
South Deering 63rd & Dorchester 124th & Torrence April 25, 1948
Southport Clark & Southport Polk & Dearborn September 14, 1924
State Street Wells & Division 119th & Morgan December 5, 1955
State-Madison Madison & Austin 39th & State September 14, 1924 Through Route 7
State-Milwaukee Milwaukee & Edmunds 63rd & State September 14, 1924 Through Route 6
Stony Island Avenue Navy Pier 64th & Harper June 29, 1951
Taylor-Sedgwick-Sheffield Taylor & Western Clark & Sheffield September 1, 1947
Van Buren Street Adams & Dearborn Kedzie & Van Buren August 12, 1951
Wallace-Racine State & Polk 87th & Racine July 27, 1951
Webster-Racine Fullerton & Racine Lincoln & Webster September 1, 1947
Wentworth Avenue Clark & Illinois 81st & Halsted June 21, 1958 Last streetcar route to be abandoned
Western Avenue Howard & Western 111th & Western June 17, 1956 Through Route 10
Whiting-East Chicago 63rd & Vernon Indianapolis & State Line June 9, 1940 Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC
Windsor Park 63rd & Dorchester 108th & Avenue F April 25, 1948
14th-16th Street 16th & Kenton Roosevelt & Michigan July 25, 1948
18th Street Blue Island & Leavitt 18th & State July 25, 1948
26th Street 26th & Halsted 26th & Cottage Grove February 29, 1948
31st Street Pitney Court & Archer 31st & Lake Park February 29, 1948
35th Street 36th & Kedzie 35th & Cottage Grove April 15, 1951
43rd-Root Street Root & Stockyards 43rd & Oakenwald August 9, 1953
47th Street 47th & Kedzie 47th & Cornell April 15, 1951
51st-55th Street 51st & St. Louis 56th & Lake Park May 30, 1948
59th-61st Street 59th & Leavitt 60th & Blackstone June 1, 1948
63rd Street 63rd Place & Archer 64th & Stony Island May 24, 1953
67th-69th-71st Street 71st & California 67th & Oglesby May 24, 1953
71st Street 71st & Vincennes 71st & Cottage Grove May 22, 1947
74th-75th Street 74th & Ashland 75th & Lakefront October 28, 1946
79th Street 79th & Western 79th & Brandon September 16, 1951
87th Street 87th & Vincennes 87th & Commercial May 27, 1951
93rd-95th Street 95th & Cottage Grove 89th & Avenue O May 27, 1951
103rd Street 103rd & Racine 103rd & Cottage Grove October 13, 1941
106th Street 106th & Torrence 106th & Indianapolis August 13, 1941
111th Street 111th & Sacramento 111th & Cottage Grove September 23, 1945
115th Street 115th & Halsted 115th & South Park September 23, 1945
West 119th Street 119th & Vincennes 119th & Peoria February 3, 1946

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