Wellington station (CTA)

Wellington   3000N 1000W
Location	945 West Wellington Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41°56′10″N 87°39′12″W / 41.936203°N 87.653239°W / 41.936203; -87.653239
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Brown Line   Purple Line Express
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 31, 1900
Rebuilt	2008–09
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	908,573  3%
Rank	80 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station North Side Main Line Belmont toward Kimball Brown Line Diversey toward Loop (Washington/Wells) Brown Line Rush period special (5-7 a.m.) Diversey One-way operation Belmont One-way operation Brown Line Rush period special (7-9 a.m.) Diversey toward Midway Belmont toward Linden Purple Line Express Diversey toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Route map Brown Line and Purple Line Exp. north to Kimball and Linden Red Line north to Howard Nelson St. Wellington Ave. Brown Line and Purple Line Exp. south to Loop Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Wellington is a Chicago 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with four tracks and two side platforms, located at 945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the middle tracks, but do not stop. The station was closed for renovations from March 30, 2008, until July 30, 2009.

Wellington station opened in 1900 as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station. From the late 1940s Wellington became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). The original station house was demolished in the 1960s following a fire. Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.

Wellington was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new station has extended platforms capable of berthing eight car trains, and elevators to meet ADA accessibility requirements. The Wellington stop closed for renovations on March 30, 2008. The station reopened on July 30, 2009.