Francisco (CTA)

Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about ⅓ mile to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about ⅜ mile to the east.

History

Francisco Station opened on December 14 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line" [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/francisco.html Francisco.] " Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2 2006).] . It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station was closed for renovation.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow 8 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. 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 North Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy renovated and upgraded. The station was closed from 15 September 2006 to 9 March 2007 to allow this work to be completed [" [http://ctabrownline.com/francisco.html Francisco.] " CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2 2006).] .

References

External links

* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/brown/Francisco.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]