Rockwell (CTA station)

Rockwell
Station statistics
Address 4648 North Rockwell Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Lines
  Brown Line
Structure At-grade
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened December 14, 1907
Rebuilt 2006
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 493,517[1]  2.6%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop

Rockwell is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4648 North Rockwell Avenue. The adjacent stations are Francisco, which is located across the Chicago River about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the west, and Western, located about a one quarter mile (0.4 km) to the east. Rockwell is the last station on the surface section of the Brown Line, between Rockwell and Western the line ascends and runs on elevated tracks for the rest of the route.

History

The original station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line,[2] the station house and platform canopy were similar to those that still exist at the neighboring Francisco Station. The station was demolished and rebuilt in 2006 as part of the ongoing Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new Rockwell station, which opened on August 16, 2006, can support eight railcars, and is ADA compliant.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ Rockwell. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed September 17, 2006).
  3. ^ Rockwell. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 17, 2006).

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