Armitage (CTA)

Armitage is an 'L' station on the CTA Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday peak hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the central tracks, but do not stop.

History

Armitage Station opened in 1900 as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station" [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/armitage.html Armitage] " Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8 2006).] . An interlocking tower was added on the western platform following the construction of the State Street subway. From the late 1940s Armitage became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains started started stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line [" [http://ctabrownline.com/about.html About The Brown Line.] " CTA "Countdown To A New Brown" website (URL accessed October 8 2006).] .

=CTA Bus Connections=

* 73 - Armitage

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Armitage is scheduled for renovation as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project [" [http://ctabrownline.com/armitage.html Armitage.] " CTA "Countdown To A New Brown" website (URL accessed October 8 2006).] . Many historic elements of the station, including the station house, will be preserved and renovated, the platforms will be extended to enable the berthing 8 rail cars, and elevators added to meet ADA accessibility requirements. The newly renovated station opened on June 5, 2008.

References

External links

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