Damen station (CTA Brown Line)

Damen   2000W 4700N
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)	Brown Line
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Union Pacific North (Ravenswood station) 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  2.9%
Rank	85 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Ravenswood branch Western toward Kimball Brown Line Montrose toward The Loop (Washington/Wells) Brown Line Kimball–Belmont shuttle Montrose toward Belmont Brown Line Rush period special (5-7 a.m.) Montrose One-way operation Western One-way operation Brown Line Rush period special (7-9 a.m.) Montrose toward Midway
Route map 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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