Lake Street Elevated Railroad
| Lake Street Elevated Railroad | |
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Ashland station, one of the original stations on the Lake Street "L"
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Closed | 1924 (merged into Chicago Rapid Transit Company) |
| Operator(s) | Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company (1893–1904) Chicago and Oak Park Elevated Railroad (1904–1924) |
| Character | Elevated |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Third rail, Trolley wire 600v DC |
