new facility, Central Station, to meet the traffic demands of the World's Columbian Exposition. That station opened on April 17, 1893, and Great Central was demolished. Suburban trains continued to stop north of Central Station where Millennium Station now stands. Notes References Former railway stations in Illinois Railway stations in Chicago Demolished railway stations in the United States Railway stations in the United States opened in 1856 Railway stations closed in 1893 Former Illinois Central Railroad stations