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Damen (CTA Brown Line station)

Damen
Damen CTA brown line station 20130217.jpg
Location 4643–47 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates 41°57′59″N 87°40′44″W / 41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 18, 1907
Rebuilt 2007–08
Previous names Robey Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 835,779 Increase 2.9%
Rank 85 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Kimball
Brown Line
toward Belmont or The Loop
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Brown Line
west to Kimball
Damen Ave.
Brown Line
east to Loop

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 Station opened in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line. The station was originally named Robey for the original name of the street on which it is located. During CTA's AB-Skip-Stop Service on the Brown Line, from 1949 to 1995, Damen was an "A" station.

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, and reopened on December 19, 2008.

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