Irving Park station (CTA Brown Line)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Altamel (talk | contribs) at 20:51, 29 July 2018 (Update ridership). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

See also: Irving Park (CTA Blue Line station)
Irving Park
 
4000N
1800W
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
2017983,848[2] Increase 0.3%
Rank71 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Ravenswood Branch
Template:CTA lines
Template:CTA lines
Belmont
Template:CTA lines
NB Special
One-way operation
One-way operation
Template:CTA lines
SB Special
Track layout
Legend
Brown Line
north to Kimball
 Irving Park Road
Brown Line
south to Loop

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

References

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


External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irving Park (CTA Brown Line).

This article relating to the Chicago Transit Authority is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Illinois train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irving_Park_station_(CTA_Brown_Line)&oldid=852559695"