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Western (CTA Brown Line)
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Western is an 'L'
station on the CTA's
Brown Line
. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square
neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Rockwell
, which is located about one quarter mile (0.4 km) to the west, and Damen
, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on surface level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball
.
's Ravenswood line, and has been rebuilt twice since—in the 1920s, and again in 1981. The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line, its platforms were extended in 2006/07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars.
is inside the Western Avenue CTA station in Chicago. Dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping "secure the freedom" of Berlin. The wall was transported to the city via Luftansa Airlines. The Lincoln-Square Neighborhood has been historically German.
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 the 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...
neighborhood. The adjacent stations are 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...
, which is located about one quarter mile (0.4 km) to the west, and 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 east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on surface level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball
Kimball (CTA)
Kimball is the 'L' station at the terminus of the CTA's Brown Line. It is located in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. From Kimball trains run south and then east to Kedzie, which is about one third of a mile away...
.
History
The station was put into service in 1907 as part of 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, and has been rebuilt twice since—in the 1920s, and again in 1981. The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line, its platforms were extended in 2006/07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars.
Bus connections
CTA-
#11 Lincoln/Sedgwick -
#49 Western (Owl Service) -
#49B North Western -
#81 Lawrence (Owl Service)
The Berlin Wall
A portion of the Berlin WallBerlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
is inside the Western Avenue CTA station in Chicago. Dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping "secure the freedom" of Berlin. The wall was transported to the city via Luftansa Airlines. The Lincoln-Square Neighborhood has been historically German.