Paulina (CTA)

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	Paulina

Station statistics

Address

3411 North Paulina Street
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

3400 N, 1700 W

Lines

Brown Line

Structure

Elevated station

Platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

May 18, 1907

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Station status

Temporarily Closed For Construction

Formerly

Paulina/Lincoln (Station Sign)

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

1,039,675^[1] ▲ 54%

Paulina is an 'L' station on the United States Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3411 North Paulina Street (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to Roscoe Village. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about ⅜ mile to the northwest and Southport, about ⅜ mile to the east.

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

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

11 - Lincoln/Sedgwick

[edit] History

Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 2, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated. ^[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. As part of this project, Paulina Station closed on March 30, 2008 for demolition and replacement with a new station on the western side of Paulina.^[3]