Montrose (CTA Brown Line)
Encyclopedia
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
(more specifically, Ravenswood
) neighborhood. The stations that are adjacent to Montrose are Damen
, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the northwest, and Irving Park
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
's Ravenswood line. 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.
(ADA) requirements. Montrose Station was closed between December 2, 2006, and November 26, 2007, to be rebuilt as part of this project. On November 26, 2007, the Montrose Brown Line station re-opened for service.
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...
. Located on Montrose Avenue, it is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at the southern edge of 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...
Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square, Chicago
Lincoln Square, located on the North Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. Greater Lincoln Square encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Ravenswood Manor, Ravenswood Gardens, Ravenswood, Bowmanville, Budlong Woods and Lincoln Square...
(more specifically, Ravenswood
Ravenswood, Chicago
Ravenswood is a neighborhood located in the north side of the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Lincoln Square Community Area . According to the Realtors Association, Ravenswood's approximate area is bordered by the north at Foster Avenue, Montrose Avenue on the south, by the west at the Chicago...
) neighborhood. The stations that are adjacent to Montrose are Damen
Damen (CTA Brown Line)
Damen is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 4643–47 North Damen Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Western, which is located about one half mile to the west, and Montrose, about one half mile...
, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the northwest, and Irving Park
Irving Park (CTA Brown Line)
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...
, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
History
Montrose 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 line. In CTA's skip-stop
Skip-stop
Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.-Rail operation:...
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.
Renovation
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 Americans with Disabilities ActAmericans 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....
(ADA) requirements. Montrose Station was closed between December 2, 2006, and November 26, 2007, to be rebuilt as part of this project. On November 26, 2007, the Montrose Brown Line station re-opened for service.
Bus connections
CTA-
#78 Montrose