Paulina station

Paulina is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3410 North Lincoln Avenue (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to Roscoe Village. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the northwest and Southport, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

Paulina   1700W 3400N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Platforms at Paulina station
Location	3410 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41.943722°N 87.670858°W / 41.943722; -87.670858
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1907[1]
Closed	Sept. 2, 1973 – October 17, 1973
Rebuilt	2008–09
Previous names	Paulina/Lincoln (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	849,667[2]  0.6%
Rank	81 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Addison toward Kimball Brown Line Southport toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Track layout Lincoln Ave. Brown Line west to Kimball Paulina St. Brown Line east to Loop

History

Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 29, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated.[3]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Paulina prior to reconstruction, July 2006

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. This was due to the fact that there was not enough physical space in the smaller car trains for people to fit in them during the morning rush hour, causing people to wait for another train, sometimes two.[3] At the same time all Brown Line stations are being rebuilt to meet ADA requirements. As part of this project, Paulina Station closed on March 30, 2008 for demolition and replacement with a new station.[4] The new station opened on April 3, 2009.

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. Paulina. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
4. Paulina CTA: Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed October 17, 2006).

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Paulina Street (Lincoln Avenue) (Then Under Construction) entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project Meet the Contractor March 7th 2007