Damen station (CTA Brown Line)

For other Chicago "L" stations named Damen, see Damen (disambiguation) § Chicago Transit Authority stations.

Damen is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 4643–47 North Damen Avenue in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Western, which is located about one half mile (0.8 km) to the west, and Montrose, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the southeast. Located three blocks east is the Ravenswood Metra station on the commuter railroad's Union Pacific North Line.

Damen   2000W 4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	4643–47 North Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates	41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Ravenswood CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 8, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-08)[1]
Rebuilt	2007–2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Previous names	Robey Street
Passengers
2020	258,662[2]  69.1%
Rank	90 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Western toward Kimball Brown Line Montrose toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Western toward Kimball Ravenswood branch Ravenswood Closed 1949 toward Belmont
Track layout Legend Brown to Kimball Damen Ave. Brown to the Loop
Location

History

The station before reconstruction, July 2006

Damen Station opened in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.^[3] The station was originally named Robey for the original name of the street on which it is located.^[3] During CTA's AB-Skip-Stop Service on the Brown Line, from 1949 to 1995, Damen was an "A" station.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project extended the platforms of all Brown Line stations to allow eight car trains and upgraded all Brown Line stations to be accessible to passengers with disabilities. On November 26, 2007, Damen Station closed for twelve months to be rebuilt as part of this project. It retained many of its historic features during reconstruction, however,^[4] and reopened on December 19, 2008.^[5]

Bus and rail connections

CTA

• 50 Damen

Metra

• Ravenswood (Metra)

References

1. "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
2. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
3. Damen. Chicago-L.org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
4. Damen. CTA: Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
5. "Mayor Daley, CTA Officials Commemorate the Reopening of the Irving Park and Damen Stations" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. December 6, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2010.

External links

• Media related to Damen (CTA Brown Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• Damen station at CTA official website
• Damen (Ravenswood Line) Station Page
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View