Addison station (CTA Red Line)

Addison is a Chicago "L" station on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line. It is located in the Wrigleyville area of the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, at 940 West Addison Street with city block coordinates at 3600 North at 940 West. Addison directly serves Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. The station is within the shadow of the historic baseball stadium, which was built with convenient access to the "L" in mind.

This article is about the Addison station on the CTA Red Line. For other uses, see Addison.
Addison
 
3600N
940W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location940 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Coordinates41.947462°N 87.653636°W / 41.947462; -87.653636
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 6, 1900[1]
Rebuilt1994
Passengers
20192,597,371[2]  8.3%
Rank15 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Sheridan
toward Howard
 Red Line Belmont
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grace
Closed 1949
toward Howard
 North Side Main Line Clark
Closed 1949
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Track layout
Purple Line Express
north to Linden
Red Line
north to Howard
Addison St.
Purple Line Express
south to Loop
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location
Addison
Location within Chicago

Following Cubs games, this station can become heavily crowded; many fans often use the next station to the north, Sheridan.

Transit art

Chicago artist Steve Musgrave has several murals featuring Cubs legends on display at the Addison station, which he adopted as part of the CTA's Adopt-A-Station program in 1998. Four large murals feature Cubs legends Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, "Mr. Cub," Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg.[3] A smaller painting of Harry Caray was added later.

Since 1998, Musgrave has also designed posters commemorating the annual Cubs–Sox crosstown series.[4] Beginning in 2003, the CTA has also issued farecards featuring the poster design.[5]

Service
Addison station in May 2003

Prior to 2007, southbound afternoon Purple Line Express trains stopped at the station before weekday evening Cubs games, to speed travel times for customers from Evanston, Skokie and Wilmette. In an effort to prevent delays due to Brown Line construction just south of the station, Purple Line Express trains now stop at the nearby Sheridan station instead.[6]

From March 5, 2015 to March 21, 2016, AM Loop-bound Purple Line express trains shared 95th-bound Red Line tracks and stopped at Addison. This was due to the first phase of the Wilson station reconstruction.[7]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 22 Clark (Owl Service)
  • 152 Addison

Pace

  • 282 Rolling Meadows–Wrigley Field Express
  • 779 Hillside–Wrigley Field Express

References
  1. "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
  2. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. Red Line Customers Score a Commemorative Poster at Cubs–Sox Crosstown Series. Chicago Transit Authority. 2003-06-19. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  4. Cubs–Sox Crosstown Series – CTA Connections – June 2010 – Chicago Transit Authority. Chicago Transit Authority. 2010-06-01. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  5. CTA to Issue Commemorative Fare Card For Cubs–Sox Crosstown Series. Chicago Transit Authority. 2003-06-02. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  6. CTA Provides Service to Wrigley Field This Baseball Season Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Transit Authority. 2007-04-05. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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