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Irving Park station (CTA Brown Line)

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See also: Irving Park (CTA Blue Line station)
Irving Park
General information
Location1816 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Coordinates41°57′16″N 87°40′30″W / 41.954387°N 87.674956°W / 41.954387; -87.674956
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Brown Line
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt2007–08
Passengers
2015962,639[2] Decrease 3.3%
Rank75 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Template:CTA lines
Route map
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Irving Park is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The stations adjacent to Irving Park are Montrose, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Addison, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.

History

Irving Park prior to reconstruction

Irving Park station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[1] In CTA's skip-stop service on the Brown Line, instituted in 1949, Irving Park was an "AB" station.[3]

In 2006, the CTA began the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project, which involved the renovation and reconstruction of Brown Line stations to allow eight car trains to run on the line and to ensure that all stations met Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Irving Park station was closed between December 3, 2007, and December 6, 2008, and was completely reconstructed.[4]

Bus connections

CTA

  • #80 Irving Park

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. ^ a b "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ Irving Park. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed 2013-02-16).
  4. ^ "Montrose". Countdown to a New Brown. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2013-02-16.


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