Damen station (CTA Blue Line)

Coordinates: 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437
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Damen
 
2000W
1600N
General information
Location1558 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009)
History
OpenedMay 6, 1895[1]
Rebuilt2014
Previous namesRobey Street
Passengers
20172,155,685[2]Decrease 3.2% (CTA)
Rank25 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
O'Hare Branch
Template:CTA lines
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Special
Track layout
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.[citation needed]

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

  • 50 Damen
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 72 North

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. ^ "New "L" Road Opens". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 7, 1895. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Humboldt Park Branch (Chicago "L" org)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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