Damen
 
2000W
4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location4643–47 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates41°57′59″N 87°40′44″W / 41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Ravenswood
CTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 8, 1907 (1907-05-08)[1]
Rebuilt2007–2008 (2008)
Previous namesRobey Street
Passengers
2020258,662[2] Decrease 69.1%
Rank90 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
Location

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.

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 become accessible to passengers with disabilities. 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

References

  1. ↑ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. 1 2 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.
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