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 (2017) 929,861[1] Decrease 1.3%
Rank 74 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
North Side Main Line
toward Kimball
Brown Line
Brown Line
Rush period special
(6-7 a.m.)
One-way operation
One-way operation
Brown Line
Rush period special
(7-9 a.m.)
toward Midway
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express

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.

History

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.[2] 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.[3]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Wellington was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[4] 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.

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    2. ↑ Wellington Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
    3. ↑ About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
    4. ↑ Wellington. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
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