Diversey (CTA)

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	Diversey

Station statistics

Address

940 W. Diversey Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

2800 N, 1000 W

Lines

Brown Line

Purple Line

(rush hours only)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

June 1, 1900

Rebuilt

2007/8

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Traffic (station closed for 6 months)

Passengers (2007)

604,969^[1] ▼ 56%

Diversey is an 'L' station on the CTA Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday peak hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 940–944 West Diversey Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is also served by the #76 (Diversey) CTA bus route. Red Line trains pass through the station on the central tracks, but do not stop. Diversey Station is currently open, but using temporary facilities, due to the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.

1 History
2 CTA Bus Connections
3 Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Diversey station opened in 1900 as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station^[2]. From the late 1940s Diversey became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line^[3].

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

76 - Diversey

[edit] Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Diversey is scheduled for reconstruction/renovation as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project^[4]. The new station will be located on the south side of Diversey Avenue, and the current location (the north side) will be converted into an auxiliary exit. It will have extended platforms capable of berthing 8 rail cars, and elevators to meet ADA accessibility requirements. On June 25, 2007, the station closed for reconstruction. The station reopened with a temporary entrance (located next door to the original entrance) on March 30, 2008. The new, permanent station entrance is scheduled to open in June 2008.