Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA'sBrown Line. It is an at-grade station with a single island platform, located in Chicago'sRavenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about 0.3 miles (480 m) to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about 0.4 miles (640 m) to the east.
Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[2] It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station closed for renovation.
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Projectedit
The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to be accessible to passengers with disabilities. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded.[2] The station closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.[3]
Galleryedit
Francisco station in March 2006, prior to renovation
Newly rebuilt Francisco station, August 2007
Referencesedit
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ abFrancisco. Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
^Francisco. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francisco (CTA).
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Sacramento Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Francisco Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
April 12, 2024
francisco, station, francisco, station, brown, line, grade, station, with, single, island, platform, located, chicago, ravenswood, manor, neighborhood, 4649, north, francisco, avenue, adjacent, stations, kedzie, which, about, miles, west, rockwell, located, ac. Francisco is an L station on the CTA s Brown Line It is an at grade station with a single island platform located in Chicago s Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue The adjacent stations are Kedzie which is about 0 3 miles 480 m to the west and Rockwell located across the Chicago River about 0 4 miles 640 m to the east Francisco 2900W4700NChicago L rapid transit stationGeneral informationLocation4649 North Francisco AvenueChicago Illinois 60625Coordinates41 57 58 N 87 42 08 W 41 966155 N 87 702099 W 41 966155 87 702099Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s Ravenswood BranchPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedDecember 14 1907 116 years ago 1907 12 14 Rebuilt2006 2007 17 years ago 2007 Passengers2020159 792 1 67 3 Rank119 out of 143ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following stationKedzietoward Kimball Brown Line Rockwelltoward Loop Washington Wells Track layoutLegendBrown to KimballSacramento Ave Manor Ave Francisco Ave Brown to the LoopLocation Contents 1 History 1 1 Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFrancisco Station opened on December 14 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad s Ravenswood line 2 It had survived relatively intact until September 2006 when the station closed for renovation Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project edit The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to be accessible to passengers with disabilities Because of the historic nature of the station structures Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations However the platforms were rebuilt an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded 2 The station closed from September 15 2006 to March 9 2007 to allow this work to be completed 3 Gallery edit nbsp Francisco station in March 2006 prior to renovation nbsp Newly rebuilt Francisco station August 2007References edit Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2020 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting January 19 2021 Retrieved May 31 2021 a b Francisco Chicago L org URL accessed September 2 2006 Francisco CTA Countdown To A New Brown website URL accessed September 2 2006 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francisco CTA Train schedule PDF at CTA official site Sacramento Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Francisco Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco station amp oldid 1216708247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
