Sedgwick station (CTA)

For the station in Philadelphia, see Sedgwick station (SEPTA).

Sedgwick is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line, Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The adjacent stations are Armitage, which is located about one mile (1.6 km) to the northwest, and Chicago, located about one mile (1.6 km) to the south.

Sedgwick   1600N 400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	1536 North Sedgwick Street Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates	41.910397°N 87.638631°W / 41.910397; -87.638631
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (formerly 2 island platforms)
Tracks	2 (formerly 4)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 31, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-31)
Closed	January 13, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-01-13) – April 23, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-23)
Rebuilt	2006–2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Passengers
2020	363,329[1]  68.7%
Rank	68 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Armitage toward Kimball Brown Line Chicago toward Loop (Washington/Wells) Armitage toward Linden Purple Line Express Chicago toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Larrabee Closed 1949 toward Howard North Side main line Schiller Closed 1949 toward Loop (Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Track layout Legend Brown to Kimball Purple Express to Linden Hudson Ave. Sedgwick St. Brown and Purple Express to the Loop
Location

History

The station was put into service in 1900 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's initial route,^[2] and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'.

The station circa 1965

"L" train by the station in 1987

In 1979, a portion of The Hunter starring Steve McQueen was shot at Sedgwick as part of an action scene.^[3]

The station under reconstruction in 2007

During 2007, the main station entrance was closed for extensive renovation and rebuilding as part of the CTA's Brown Line capacity expansion project. Throughout the renovation period, the station remained open on weekdays but experienced several weekend closures, with entrance to the station through a temporary entrance (which was later converted to an emergency exit) located one block west of the original entrance at Hudson Avenue.

As the outside express tracks had not been in service since 1963^[4] they were removed and island platforms widened, converting them to side platforms. The platforms were also extended to allow eight-car trains to berth, and elevators were added to make the station accessible to passengers with disabilities.^[5][6] The historical station house was restored, and an extension was added behind it.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

• N9 Ashland Night Bus (Owl Service)
• 37 Sedgwick (Weekdays Only)
• 72 North

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Sedgwick (1600N/400W): Sedgwick Street and North Avenue, Old Town (Near North Side)". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
3. Ebert, Roger (August 4, 1980). "Review: The Hunter". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
4. Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
5. "Sedgwick Station.' CTA Countdown to a New Brown website". Retrieved September 23, 2006.
6. "All Stations Accessibility Program". CTA. 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021. Photo shows passenger in wheelchair exiting train at Sedgwick

External links

Media related to Sedgwick (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/browntt_sedgwick.pdf at CTA official site
• Sedgewick Street entrance (during reconstruction) from Google Maps Street View