Western (CTA Brown Line)

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

	Western

Station statistics

Address

4645–49 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Coordinates

4700 N, 2400 W

Lines

Brown Line

Structure

Elevated station

Platforms

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

May 18, 1907

Rebuilt

1920s, 1981

Accessible

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

1,039,513^[1] ▼ 13%

Western is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4645–49 North Western Avenue. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about a quarter mile to the west, and Damen, about ½ mile to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on surface level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball. Western station is also served by the #11 (Lincoln), #49 (Western), and #81 (Lawrence) bus routes.

1 History
2 Bus Connections
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line, and has been rebuilt twice since—in the 1920s, and again in 1981^[2]. The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line, it's platforms were extended in 2006/7 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars.