Division station (CTA Blue Line)
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1200 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°54′12″N 87°39′59″W / 41.903355°N 87.666496°WCoordinates: 41°54′12″N 87°39′59″W / 41.903355°N 87.666496°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depth | 31 feet (9.4 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | February 25, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 2,060,309[1] 7.7% (CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 30 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division (or Division and Milwaukee in station announcements) is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station is located at the Polonia Triangle (the intersection of Milwaukee, Ashland, and Division) and serves the Wicker Park and East Ukrainian Village areas of West Town. From Division, trains take 6 minutes to reach downtown.
Bus connections
- #9 Ashland (Owl Service)
- #56 Milwaukee
- #70 Division
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
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Division (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
- Division/Milwaukee Station Page
- Milwaukee Avenue and Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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