Conservatory–Central Park Drive station

Conservatory-
Central Park Dr
 
3600W
300N
Location 3630 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60624
Coordinates 41°53′06″N 87°42′59″W / 41.884904°N 87.716523°W / 41.884904; -87.716523
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened June 30, 2001
Previous names Homan Avenue Station
(Moved & Renamed)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 327,840[1] Increase 5.9%
Rank 131 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
Route map
Green Line
west to Harlem/Lake
Central Park Ave. | Conservatory Dr.
Central Park Ave.
Green Line
east to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove
Garfield Park Conservatory sign with interior details
Exterior of the station

Conservatory–Central Park Drive is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. The station opened on June 30, 2001.[2] It is located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood and named for the Garfield Park Conservatory just outside the station.

Conservatory–Central Park Drive station replaced the former Homan Avenue Station on the Lake Street Elevated two blocks to its east. During construction of the station, the Homan historic station house was moved to its current location.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://world.nycsubway.org/us/chicago/green.html


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