Western is an 'L' station on the CTA'sBrown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about one-quarter mile (0.40 km) to the west, and Damen, about one-half mile (0.80 km) to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on ground level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball.
Belin Wall Monument inside the stationThe Western station house in 2023
The station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line, and has been rebuilt twice since—in the late 1920s, and again from 1979 to 1981.[3] The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line. Its platforms were extended in 2006–07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[4]
Chicago's Berlin Wall Monument is located inside of the station. Chicago was offered a piece of the wall in 2008 by the German government. The city chose to place the monument in the historically German-American Lincoln Square neighborhood. It is dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping "secure the freedom" of Berlin.[5]
^"New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
^"Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^Western. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed September 17, 2006)
^"Western". Countdown to a New Brown. CTA. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^"German Neighborhood in Chicago - Lincoln Square and Ravenswood". Chicago Dossier. Denali Multimedia LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
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Western Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
January 01, 1970
western, station, brown, line, other, stations, named, western, western, station, western, station, brown, line, elevated, station, with, side, platforms, located, lincoln, square, neighborhood, adjacent, stations, rockwell, which, located, about, quarter, mil. For other stations named Western see Western station Western is an L station on the CTA s Brown Line It is an elevated station with two side platforms located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood The adjacent stations are Rockwell which is located about one quarter mile 0 40 km to the west and Damen about one half mile 0 80 km to the east Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on ground level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball Western 2400W4700NChicago L rapid transit stationGeneral informationLocation4648 North Western AvenueChicago Illinois 60625Coordinates41 57 59 N 87 41 18 W 41 966259 N 87 688448 W 41 966259 87 688448Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine s Ravenswood BranchPlatforms2 Side platformsTracks3ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedMay 18 1907 117 years ago 1907 05 18 1 Rebuiltcirca 1928 96 years ago 1928 1979 1981 43 years ago 1981 Passengers2020436 879 2 65 3 Rank53 out of 143ServicesPreceding station Chicago L Following station Rockwelltoward Kimball Brown Line Damentoward Loop Washington Wells Track layoutLegend Brown to Kimball Western Ave Brown to the LoopLocation Contents 1 History 2 Bus connections 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Belin Wall Monument inside the station nbsp The Western station house in 2023 The station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad s Ravenswood line and has been rebuilt twice since in the late 1920s and again from 1979 to 1981 3 The current station consists of two side platforms and a central storage line Its platforms were extended in 2006 07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project 4 Chicago s Berlin Wall Monument is located inside of the station Chicago was offered a piece of the wall in 2008 by the German government The city chose to place the monument in the historically German American Lincoln Square neighborhood It is dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping secure the freedom of Berlin 5 Bus connections editCTA 11 Lincoln 49 Western Owl Service 49B North Western X49 Western Express Weekday Rush Hours only References edit New L Line Operated Chicago Daily Tribune May 19 1907 p 11 Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2020 PDF Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting January 19 2021 Retrieved May 31 2021 Western Chicago L org URL accessed September 17 2006 Western Countdown to a New Brown CTA Retrieved April 30 2024 German Neighborhood in Chicago Lincoln Square and Ravenswood Chicago Dossier Denali Multimedia LLC Retrieved July 22 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western CTA Brown Line Western station on the CTA website Western station on chicago l org Western Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western station CTA Brown Line amp oldid 1222287579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
