Damen (CTA Blue Line station)
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| Location |
1558 North Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°WCoordinates: 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 6, 1895[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Robey Street | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
1,856,881[2]  14.7% (CTA) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 35 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
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Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, on North Damen Avenue at West North Avenue. It serves the popular and growing Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods. It is the subject of Bert Monroy's famous image Damen. From Damen, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during weekday rush hours, and take 8 minutes to reach the Clark/Lake station in the Loop.
Prior to 1952, the Humboldt Park Branch diverged from the line northwest of this station.[3]
On December 22, 2014, the Damen station reopened after a two-month shutdown for renovations, part of the CTA's $492 million "Your New Blue" project.[4]
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← Blue Line toward O'Hare (Western) | |
| Southbound | → Blue Line toward Forest Park (Division) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
Bus connections
- #50 Damen
- #56 Milwaukee
- #72 North Ave.
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ↑ "New "L" Road Opens". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 7, 1895. p. 12.
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Humboldt Park Branch (Chicago "L" org)
- ↑ http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141222/wicker-park/cta-damen-l-station-reopens-its-beautiful-uber-using-commuter-says