Damen station (CTA Brown Line)

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 Ravenswood 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.

Damen   2000W 4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	4643–47 North Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates	41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Ravenswood CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1907[1]
Rebuilt	2007–08
Previous names	Robey Street
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	838,273[2]  2.3%
Rank	83 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Western toward Kimball Brown Line Montrose toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Western toward Kimball Ravenswood Branch Ravenswood Closed 1949 toward Belmont
Track layout Brown Line west to Kimball Damen Ave. Brown Line east to Loop

History

The station before reconstruction, July 2006

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

• 50 Damen

Metra

• Ravenswood (Metra)

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
2. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
3. 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. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

External links

• Media related to Damen (CTA Brown Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• Damen station at CTA official website
• Damen (Ravenswood Line) Station Page
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View