Diversey (CTA station)

Diversey
Diversey prior to reconstruction
Station statistics
Address	943 West Diversey Parkway Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates	41°55′58″N 87°39′11″W / 41.932748°N 87.653155°W / 41.932748; -87.653155Coordinates: 41°55′58″N 87°39′11″W / 41.932748°N 87.653155°W / 41.932748; -87.653155
Lines	Brown Line   Purple Line weekday rush hours only
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	4
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	June 9, 1900
Rebuilt	2007-2008
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	1,508,265[1]  4.5%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station Wellington toward Kimball Brown Line Fullerton toward The Loop Wellington toward Linden Purple Line

Diversey is an 'L' station on the CTA Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Park (main station) and Lakeview (auxiliary entrance and historic station house) neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the central tracks, but do not stop.

History

Diversey station opened on June 9, 1900,^[2] as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.^[3] From the late 1940s Diversey became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.^[4]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Diversey was renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.^[5] The new station is located on the south side of Diversey Parkway, and the current location (the north side) was preserved and restored (the future use of the restored original station building is currently unknown). An auxiliary exit is located next door to the original building. It features extended platforms capable of berthing eight railcars, and elevators to meet ADA accessibility requirements. It also retains many of its historic elements. On June 25, 2007, the station closed for reconstruction. The station reopened with a temporary entrance (located next door to the original entrance) on March 30, 2008. The new, permanent station entrance opened on August 4, 2008.

Bus connections

CTA

• #76 Diversey

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 12. June 7, 1900. 
3. ^ Diversey Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
4. ^ About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
5. ^ Diversey. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

External links

Media related to Diversey (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Diversey Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View