Paulina station

Paulina
Platforms at Paulina station
Location	3410 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41°56′37″N 87°40′15″W / 41.943722°N 87.670858°W / 41.943722; -87.670858
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Brown Line
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1907
Rebuilt	2008–09
Previous names	Paulina/Lincoln (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	862,067  1.5%
Rank	84 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Addison toward Kimball Brown Line Southport toward Belmont or The Loop
Route map Lincoln Ave. Brown Line west to Kimball Paulina St. Brown Line east to Loop

Paulina is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3410 North Lincoln Avenue (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to Roscoe Village. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the northwest and Southport, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 29, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated.

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. This was due to the fact that there was not enough physical space in the smaller car trains for people to fit in them during the morning rush hour, causing people to wait for another train, sometimes two. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADA requirements. As part of this project, Paulina Station closed on March 30, 2008 for demolition and replacement with a new station on the western side of Paulina. The new station opened on April 3, 2009.