Montrose (CTA Brown Line)

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For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Montrose, see Montrose (CTA).

	Montrose

Station statistics

Address

1814–16 West Montrose Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

4400 N, 1800 W

Lines

Brown Line

Structure

Elevated station

Platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

May 18, 1907

Rebuilt

2007

Accessible

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Traffic (station closed for 11 months)

Passengers (2007)

75,626^[1] ▼ 88%

Montrose is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 1814–16 West Montrose Avenue at the southern edge of Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. The station is also served by the #78 (Montrose) CTA bus route. The stations that are adjacent to Montrose are Damen, about ½ mile to the northwest, and Irving Park, ½ mile to the south.

1 History
- 1.1 Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
2 Bus Connections
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Montrose Station opened in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.^[2]

[edit] Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow 8 car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADA requirements. Montrose Station was closed between 2 December 2006 and 26 November 2007 to be rebuilt as part of this project. On November 26th, 2007, the Montrose Brown Line station re-opened for service. ^[3]