Kostner station (CTA Niles Center branch)

KOSTNER   4400W 7800N
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Site of the demolished station in September 2023
General information
Location	Kostner Avenue and Mulford Street Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates	42.02235°N 87.73797°W / 42.02235; -87.73797
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Niles Center branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	March 28, 1925
Closed	March 27, 1948[1]
Previous names	Schreiber Road
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Oakton toward Dempster Niles Center branch Crawford–East Prairie toward Howard
Track layout Yellow west to Dempster–Skokie Kostner Ave. Yellow east to Howard Mulford St.
Location

Kostner was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Kostner Avenue and Mulford Street in Skokie, Illinois. Kostner was situated east of Oakton and west of Crawford-East Prairie. Kostner opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch. The station was originally known as Schreiber Road.^[2]

References

1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
2. Garfield, Graham. "Kostner". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved December 27, 2010.