Irving Park (CTA Brown Line station)

See also: Irving Park (CTA Blue Line)
Irving Park

Irving Park prior to reconstruction
Station statistics
Address 1816 West Irving Park Road
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 2007-08
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 791,724[2]  13.8%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop

Irving Park is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The stations adjacent to Irving Park are Montrose, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Addison, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.

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History

Irving Park 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. Irving Park Station closed for reconstruction on December 3, 2007. It reopened on December 6, 2008.

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. ^ Irving Park. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 17, 2006)

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