Irving Park (CTA Brown Line)
Encyclopedia
Irving Park is an 'L'
station on the CTA's
Brown Line
. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's
North Center
neighborhood. The stations adjacent to Irving Park are Montrose
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Addison
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
's Ravenswood branch.
requirements. Irving Park Station closed for reconstruction on December 3, 2007. It reopened on December 6, 2008.
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 an elevated station with two side platforms, 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...
North Center
North Center, Chicago
North Center is one of the 77 community area of the Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side. North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose Avenue, on the south by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River and on the east by Ravenswood Avenue; it includes the neighborhoods...
neighborhood. The stations adjacent to Irving Park are Montrose
Montrose (CTA Brown Line)
Montrose is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. Located on Montrose Avenue, it is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at the southern edge of Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood...
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Addison
Addison (CTA Brown Line)
Addison is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 1818–20 West Addison Street in Chicago's North Center neighborhood...
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
History
Irving Park Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated RailroadNorthwestern 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 branch.
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. Irving Park Station closed for reconstruction on December 3, 2007. It reopened on December 6, 2008.
Bus connections
CTA-
#80 Irving Park