Addison station (CTA Red Line)

This article is about the Addison station on the CTA Red Line. For other uses, see Addison.

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.

Addison   3600N 940W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	940 West Addison Street Chicago, Illinois 60613
Coordinates	41.947462°N 87.653636°W / 41.947462; -87.653636
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4 (two temporarily out of service)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 6, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-06-06)[1]
Rebuilt	1994
Passengers
2022	1,590,154[2]  28.7%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Sheridan toward Howard Red Line Belmont toward 95th/Dan Ryan      Purple Line does not stop here
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 Legend Purple Express to Linden Red to Howard Addison St. Purple Express to the Loop Red to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Following Cubs games, this station can become heavily crowded; many fans often use the next station to the north, Sheridan. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks but do not stop at this station.

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

The station seen from an aerial view with Wrigley Field visible on the right.

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. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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 May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Addison (Howard Line) station page at Chicago-L.org
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Addison station page CTA official site
• Addison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View