Francisco (CTA)

Francisco   2900W 4700N
Location	4649 North Francisco Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41°57′58″N 87°42′08″W / 41.966155°N 87.702099°W / 41.966155; -87.702099
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Brown Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 14, 1907
Rebuilt	2006–07
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	478,282  0.7%
Rank	113 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Kedzie toward Kimball Brown Line Ravenswood branch Rockwell toward The Loop (Washington/Wells) Brown Line Kimball–Belmont shuttle Rockwell toward Belmont
Route map Brown Line west to Kimball Sacramento Ave. Manor Ave. Francisco Ave. Brown Line east to Loop

Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line. It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station was closed for renovation.

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. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded. The station was closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.

Francisco station in 2006, prior to renovation

Newly rebuilt Francisco station