Granville station (CTA)

Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop.

Granville
 
6200N
1200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location1119 West Granville Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates41.993731°N 87.659148°W / 41.993731; -87.659148
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908
Rebuilt1921, 1980, 2012
Previous namesNorth Edgewater
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,201,804[1]  5.9%
Rank54 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Loyola
toward Howard
 Red Line Thorndale
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Rogers Park
towards Llewellyn Park
 Chicago – Evanston Edgewater
towards Chicago
Track layout
Purple Line Express
north to Linden
Red Line
north to Howard
 Granville Ave.
Purple Line Express
south to Loop
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

History

Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The current station dates to 1980 when an escalator and elevator were added, making this the first Chicago ‘L’ station to feature an elevator for accessibility.

A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006.[2]

2012 renovation

As part of an $86 million rehabilitation project on the Red Line, the Granville station closed on June 1, 2012 for renovation. The project lasted approximately one month. Other north side stations were renovated following Granville's completion.[3] The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 36 Broadway[4]

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    2. "Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville Police Office" (Press release). Loyola University. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
    3. "CTA to close seven North Side Red Line stops for repairs". Chicago Sun-Times. 2012-04-27.
    4. https://www.transitchicago.com/bus/36/

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    Station sign on the 95th/Dan Ryan-bound side
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