Addison station (CTA Blue Line)

This article is about the Addison station on the CTA Blue Line. For other uses, see Addison#Transit.
Addison
Location 3622 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Coordinates 41°56′51″N 87°43′09″W / 41.94738°N 87.71906°W / 41.94738; -87.71906Coordinates: 41°56′51″N 87°43′09″W / 41.94738°N 87.71906°W / 41.94738; -87.71906
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Surface Level
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened February 1, 1970
Rebuilt 2015-16
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 876,226[1] Decrease 0.4% (CTA)
Rank 83 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Legend

Reversible lanes  Kennedy Expressway

Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare
Addison St.

Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Addison is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It is also the only station whose coordinates are equal (3600 N/3600 W). It is the first station in the median of the Kennedy Expressway located between the Avondale neighborhood and Irving Park neighborhood. The Villa District is accessible by this station.

History

Addison station opened in 1970 as part of an extension of the West-Northwest route to Jefferson Park in the median of the Kennedy Expressway, similar to that of Belmont Station. During rush hour, trains bound for O'Hare Airport run every 4-10 minutes while trains headed for the Loop and Forest Park run every 3-10 minutes. In November 2015, the project was begun. [2] From Addison Station, trains take about 20 minutes to travel to the Loop. [3]

Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Addison Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. ↑ "CTA Train Schedule" Select "Weekday" as the day, "Addison" as departing station, and "Clark" as arriving station (first blue line station in the loop). RTA. Retrieved 2 August 2011

External links

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