Addison (CTA Brown Line station)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Addison, see Addison (CTA).
Addison
Station statistics
Address 1818 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Lines
  Brown Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt 2006-07
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly Addison/Lincoln (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 673,253[2]  7.4%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop

Addison is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 1818–20 West Addison Street in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The stations that are adjacent to Addison are Irving Park, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Paulina, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the southeast.

Contents

History

Addison Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch.[3]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight 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. On December 2, 2006, Addison Station closed for 12 months to be rebuilt as part of this project.[4] It reopened on December 3, 2007, upon which Irving Park Station closed for renovations.

Bus connections

CTA

References

  1. ^ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 11. May 19, 1907. 
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  3. ^ Addison. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
  4. ^ Montrose and Addison Brown Line Stations to Temporarily Close on December 2 for Renovation. CTA Press Release (URL accessed November 3, 2006).

External links

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