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Chicago, (Chicago/Franklin in station announcements) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown and Purple Lines.Located in the Near North Side neighborhood at 300 W Chicago Avenue at West Chicago Avenue and North Franklin Street in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 800 North, 300 West), the station opened in 1900 as part of the original series of stations on the Northwestern Elevated.
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