Montrose station (CTA Brown Line)

Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Damen and Irving Park stations on the Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park on Chicago's Northwest Side and downtown Chicago. It is an elevated station with two side platforms located at 1817 West Montrose Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago's Lincoln Square community area.

Montrose
 
4400N
1800W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1817 West Montrose Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Coordinates41°57′42″N 87°40′31″W / 41.961650°N 87.675162°W / 41.961650; -87.675162
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 18, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-18)[1]
Rebuilt2006–2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Passengers
2020255,709[2]Decrease 67.8%
Rank92 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Damen
toward Kimball
Brown Line Irving Park
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Ravenswood
Closed 1949
toward Kimball
Ravenswood branch Irving Park
toward Belmont
Location
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Location

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Montrose is situated on West Montrose Avenue, between its intersections with North Damen Avenue and North Ashland Avenue. The station is located in the Lincoln Square community area of Chicago; the area surrounding the station consists of a mixture commercial, residential and manufacturing areas.[3]

History

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Montrose station in July 2006

Montrose station, and the corresponding Montrose Avenue, are both named after James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, a Scottish nobleman.

Montrose Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[1] In CTA's skip-stop service on the Brown Line, instituted in 1949, Montrose was originally an "AB" station, but it was changed to "B" station in 1973, and remained that way until the CTA discontinued skip-stop service in 1995.[4]

In 2006, the CTA began the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project, which involved the renovation and reconstruction of all Brown Line stations to allow eight car trains to run on the line and to ensure that all stations are accessible to passengers with disabilities. Montrose station closed between December 2, 2006, and November 26, 2007, and was completely rebuilt.[5]

Service

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Montrose is part of the CTA's Brown Line, which runs between Albany Park and downtown Chicago. It is the seventh inbound station and is situated between the Damen and Irving Park stations. Brown Line trains serve Montrose between 4:00 am and 1:30 am on weekdays and Saturdays, and between 6:30 am and 12:20 am on Sundays; trains operate roughly every 3 to 10 minutes during rush hour, with longer headways of up to 15 minutes at night.[6] 880,862 passengers boarded at Montrose in 2014.[7]

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 78 Montrose

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ City of Chicago Zoning Map (Map). Chicago Department of Zoning. 2012.
  4. ^ Montrose. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 17, 2006).
  5. ^ "Montrose". Countdown to a New Brown. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Montrose Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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