Damen (CTA Pink Line station)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Damen, see Damen (CTA).
Damen
Station statistics
Address 2010 South Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Lines
  Pink Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened September 7, 1896 (as Hoyne Station)
Rebuilt July 22, 2004 (Renamed Damen Station)
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly Hoyne
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 382,685[1]  4%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
Pink Line
toward The Loop

Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line.

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History

Damen station opened in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated's Douglas Park branch. At the time it was known as Hoyne Station. Like the Kostner station to the west, during reconstruction of the Douglas Line in 2003, Damen Avenue, a block east of Hoyne, was made the main entrance for better connection with the CTA route #50 Damen buses, the name of the station was changed, and Hoyne was made the auxiliary entrance.

Bus connections

CTA

References

  1. ^ "Rail Ridership by Branch and Entrance: December 2009" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2009-12.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 

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