Damen (CTA Brown Line station)

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

Damen
The Damen station prior to reconstruction
Station statistics
Address	4645 North Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates	41°57′59″N 87°40′44″W / 41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004Coordinates: 41°57′59″N 87°40′44″W / 41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Lines	Brown Line
Connections	Union Pacific/North CTA Buses
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt	2007-08
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly	Robey Street
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	649,184[2]  13.7%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station Western toward Kimball Brown Line Montrose toward Belmont or The Loop Ravenswood (closed 1949) toward Belmont or The Loop Metra Rogers Park toward Kenosha Union Pacific/North Transfer at: Ravenswood Clybourn toward Ogilvie

Damen is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 4643–47 North Damen Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Western, which is located about one half mile (0.8 km) to the west, and Montrose, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the southeast. Located three blocks east is the Ravenswood Metra station on the commuter railroad's Union Pacific/North Line.

History

Damen Station opened in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.^[3] The station was originally named Robey for the original name of the street on which it is located.^[3] During CTA's AB-Skip-Stop Service on the Brown Line, from 1949 to 1995, Damen was an "A" station.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

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 meet ADA requirements. On November 26, 2007, Damen Station closed for twelve months to be rebuilt as part of this project. It retained many of its historic features during reconstruction, however,^[4] and reopened on December 19, 2008.^[5]

Bus and rail connections

CTA buses

• #50 Damen
• #145 Wilson/Michigan Express
• #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express

Metra trains

• Ravenswood (Metra)

References

1. ^ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 11. May 19, 1907. 
2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Damen. Chicago-L.org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
4. ^ Damen. CTA: Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
5. ^ "Mayor Daley, CTA Officials Commemorate the Reopening of the Irving Park and Damen Stations" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. December 6, 2008. http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=2217. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 

External links

• Damen (Ravenswood Line) Station Page
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official website
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View