Wellington (CTA)

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	Wellington

Station statistics

Address

945 West Wellington Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

3000 N, 1000 W

Lines

Brown Line

Purple Line

(rush hours only)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

June 1, 1900

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Station status

Temporarily Closed For Construction

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

990,986^[1] ▲ 34%

Wellington 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 945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the central tracks, but do not stop. The station is closed for renovations from March 30, 2008 through summer 2009.

1 History
2 Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Wellington 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 Wellington became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). The original station house was demolished in the 1960s following a fire. 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] Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Wellington is scheduled for reconstruction/renovation as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project^[4]. The new station will have extended platforms capable of berthing 8 rail cars, and elevators to meet ADA accessibility requirements. The Wellington stop closed for renovations on March 30, 2008.