Armitage station

41°55′06″N 87°39′10″W / 41.918234°N 87.652659°W / 41.918234; -87.652659Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine(s)North Side Main LinePlatforms2 Side platformsTracks4ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedJune 9, 1900; 123 years ago (1900-06-09)Rebuilt2006–2008; 16 years ago (2008)Previous namesCenter StreetPassengers2021458,986^[1]  21.2%Rank64 out of 143 Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Fullerton toward Kimball		Brown Line		Sedgwick toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Fullerton toward Linden		Purple Line Express		Sedgwick toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Red Line does not stop here

Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Webster Closed 1949 toward Howard North Side main line Willow Closed 1942 toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal

Track layout
Legend Brown to Kimball Purple Express to Linden Red to Howard Armitage Ave. Red does not stop Brown and Purple Express to the Loop Red to 95th/Dan Ryan

Location

Armitage is a Chicago Transit Authority "L" elevated station with two side platforms in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. Red Line trains pass through on the middle tracks, but do not stop. Just south of the platforms is where the Red Line tracks descend into the State Street subway. It is located near the Lincoln Park Zoo, and is accessible via the 73 Armitage bus route.

History

Armitage opened on June 9, 1900^[2] as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.^[3] 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 began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.^[4]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Armitage was renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.^[5] Many historic elements, including the station house, were preserved and renovated; the platforms were extended to enable eight-car trains; and elevators added to make the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. The renovated station reopened on June 5, 2008.

Bus connections

CTA

• 73 Armitage

References

External links

AreasEducation

Primary and secondary schools	Chicago Public Schools Lincoln Park High School Francis W. Parker School Saint Clement Catholic School French-American School of Chicago (supplementary school)
Libraries	Chicago Public Library

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