Damen station (CTA Blue Line)

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.

Damen
 
2000W
1600N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location1558 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates41°54′35″N 87°40′39″W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)O'Hare Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009)
History
OpenedMay 6, 1895[1]
Rebuilt2014
Previous namesRobey Street
Passengers
20192,023,150[2] 2.4% (CTA)
Rank26 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western
toward O'Hare
Blue Line Division
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western Logan Square Branch Division
Closed 1951
toward Marshfield
Western
Closed 1952
toward Lawndale
Humboldt Park Branch Terminus
Track layout
Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare
Damen Ave.
Damen tower
North Ave.
Milwaukee Ave.
Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

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. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    3. Humboldt Park Branch (Chicago "L" org)
    4. "CTA Damen L Station Reopens - 'It's Beautiful', Uber-using Commuter Says". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.


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