Western (CTA Brown Line station)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Western, see Western (disambiguation).
Western
Station statistics
Address 4648 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Lines
  Brown Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 3
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt 1920s, 1981
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 1,199,826[2]  3.4%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop

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. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about one quarter mile (0.4 km) to the west, and Damen, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on surface level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball.

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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.[3] The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line, its platforms were extended in 2006/07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars.

Bus connections

CTA

The Berlin Wall

A portion of the Berlin Wall is inside the Western Avenue CTA station in Chicago. Dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping "secure the freedom" of Berlin. The wall was transported to the city via Luftansa Airlines. The Lincoln-Square Neighborhood has been historically German.

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 January 30, 2011. 
  3. ^ Western. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed September 17, 2006)

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