Armitage is a Chicago Transit Authority "L" elevated station with two side platforms in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. Red Line trains pass through on the middle tracks, but do not stop. Just south of the platforms is where the Red Line tracks descend into the State Street subway. It is located near the Lincoln Park Zoo, and is accessible via the 73 Armitage bus route.

Armitage
 
2000N
1000W
Chicago "L" rapid transit station
General information
Location944 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates41°55′06″N 87°39′10″W / 41.918234°N 87.652659°W / 41.918234; -87.652659
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 9, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-06-09)
Rebuilt2006–2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Previous namesCenter Street
Passengers
2021458,986[1]Increase 21.2%
Rank64 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Fullerton
toward Kimball
Brown Line Sedgwick
Fullerton
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express
Sedgwick
     Red Line does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Webster
Closed 1949
toward Howard
North Side main line Willow
Closed 1942
Location
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History

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Armitage on May 29, 2007, under renovation

Armitage opened on June 9, 1900[2] as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.[3] An interlocking tower was added on the western platform following the construction of the State Street subway. From the late 1940s, Armitage became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.[4]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

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Armitage was renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[5] Many historic elements, including the station house, were preserved and renovated; the platforms were extended to enable eight-car trains; and elevators added to make the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. The renovated station reopened on June 5, 2008.

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 73 Armitage

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2021" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 24, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
  3. ^ Armitage Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
  4. ^ About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
  5. ^ Armitage. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
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