Damen station (CTA Blue Line)

Damen
 
2000W
1600N
Location 1558 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437Coordinates: 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009)
History
Opened May 6, 1895[1]
Rebuilt 2014
Previous names Robey Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 2,233,065[2] Increase 20.3% (CTA)
Rank 23 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Blue Line
Rush period and weekends
Route map
Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare
LowerLeft arrowDamen Ave.
Damen tower
UpperLeft arrowNorth Ave.
Milwaukee Ave.
Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station 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]


Bus connections

CTA

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. ↑ "New "L" Road Opens". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 7, 1895. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Humboldt Park Branch (Chicago "L" org)
  4. ↑ http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141222/wicker-park/cta-damen-l-station-reopens-its-beautiful-uber-using-commuter-says


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