Damen station (CTA Pink Line)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Damen, see Damen.

Damen
General information
Location	2010 South Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates	41.854517°N 87.675975°W / 41.854517; -87.675975
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Pink Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 7, 1896
Rebuilt	2002–04
Previous names	Hoyne
Passengers
2015	497,134  2%
Rank	110 out of 143
Services
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Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Pilsen neighborhood.

History

Damen station opened in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated's Douglas Park branch. At the time the entrance was on Hoyne Avenue. Like the Kostner station to the west, during reconstruction of the Douglas branch in 2003, Damen Avenue (the block east of Hoyne) was made the site of the main entrance for better connection with the CTA route #50 Damen buses. At this time the name of the station was changed to "Damen" and Hoyne became an auxiliary entrance.

Bus connections

CTA

• #21 Cermak
• #50 Damen

External links

• Damen (Cermak Branch) Station Page
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Hoyne Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View