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Francisco (CTA)
Encyclopedia
Francisco is an 'L'
station on the CTA's
Brown Line
. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's
Albany Park
neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie
, which is about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the west, and Rockwell
, located across the Chicago River
about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.
Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad
's Ravenswood line. It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station was closed for renovation.
requirements. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on North Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy renovated and upgraded. The station was closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.
Chicago 'L'
The L is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority...
station on the CTA's
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs....
Brown Line
Brown Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Brown Line starts out in northwest Chicago, at the Kimball and Lawrence Avenue terminal in Albany Park, where there is a storage yard and servicing shop for the trains to the east of the passenger station...
. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Albany Park
Albany Park, Chicago
Albany Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois, community areas on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago. It includes the Albany Park neighborhood, one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States...
neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie
Kedzie (CTA Brown Line)
Kedzie is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station located in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood at 4648 North Kedzie, with an auxiliary entrance at 4649 North Spaulding Avenue...
, which is about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the west, and Rockwell
Rockwell (CTA)
Rockwell is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4648 North Rockwell Avenue...
, located across the Chicago River
Chicago River
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of the same name, including its center . Though not especially long, the river is notable for being the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and...
about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.
History
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
The Northwestern Elevated Railroad was the last of the privately constructed rapid transit lines to be built in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from the Loop in downtown Chicago north to Wilson Avenue in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood a with branch to Ravenswood and Albany Park that left the main...
's Ravenswood line. It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station was closed for renovation.
Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
requirements. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on North Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy renovated and upgraded. The station was closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.