Rockwell (CTA)

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	Rockwell

Station statistics

Address

4648 North Rockwell Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

4700 N, 2600 W

Lines

Brown Line

Structure

Street level station

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Other information

Opened

December 14, 1907

Rebuilt

2006/7

Accessible

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

442,586^[1] ▲ 98%

Rockwell is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4648 North Rockwell Avenue. The adjacent stations are Francisco, which is located across the Chicago River about ⅜ mile to the west, and Western, located about a quarter mile to the east. Rockwell is the last station on the surface section of the Brown Line, between Rockwell and Western the line ascends and runs on elevated tracks for the rest of the route.

[edit] History

The original Rockwell Station in 2005

The original station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line^[2], the station house and platform canopy were similar to those that still exist at the neighboring Francisco Station. The station was demolished and rebuilt in 2006 as part of the ongoing Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new Rockwell station, which opened on August 16, 2006, can support 8 rail cars, and is ADA compliant^[3].