Armitage station
Armitage | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 944 West Armitage Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60614 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°55′06″N 87°39′10″W / 41.918234°N 87.652659°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Purple Line weekday rush hours only | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 9, 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006–08 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Center Street | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 1,242,738[1]  6.6% | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 59 out of 143[a] | ||||||||||||||
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Armitage is a Chicago Transit Authority 'L' elevated station with two side platforms in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. Red Line trains pass through on the middle tracks, but do not stop. It is located near the Lincoln Park Zoo, and is accessible via the #73 bus.
History
Armitage opened on June 9, 1900[2] as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.[3] An interlocking tower was added on the western platform following the construction of the State Street subway. From the late 1940s, Armitage became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.[4]
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Armitage was renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[5] Many historic elements, including the station house, were preserved and renovated; the platforms were extended to enable eight-car trains; and elevators added to meet ADA accessibility requirements. The renovated station re-opened on June 5, 2008.
Bus connections
- #73 Armitage
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
- ^ Armitage Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
- ^ About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
- ^ Armitage. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
External links
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