Damen station (CTA Blue Line)

Damen
 
2000W
1600N
Location 1558 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437Coordinates: 41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W / 41.909744°N 87.677437°W / 41.909744; -87.677437
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009)
History
Opened May 6, 1895[1]
Rebuilt 2014
Previous names Robey Street
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 2,155,685[2] Decrease 3.2% (CTA)
Rank 25 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
O'Hare Branch
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Blue Line
Various Special Services
Route map
Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare
LowerLeft arrowDamen Ave.
Damen tower
UpperLeft arrowNorth Ave.
Milwaukee Ave.
Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station serves the popular and growing Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods. It is the subject of Bert Monroy's famous image Damen. From Damen, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during weekday rush hours, and take 8 minutes to reach the Clark/Lake station in the Loop.

Prior to 1952, the Humboldt Park Branch diverged from the line northwest of this station.[3]

On December 22, 2014, the Damen station reopened after a two-month shutdown for renovations, part of the CTA's $492 million "Your New Blue" project.[4]


Bus connections

CTA

  • 50 Damen
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 72 North

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "New "L" Road Opens". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 7, 1895. p. 12.
    2. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    3. ↑ Humboldt Park Branch (Chicago "L" org)
    4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.


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