Damen station (CTA Pink Line)

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Damen
 
2100S
2000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Platform at Damen (Pink), looking east.jpg
General information
Location2010 South Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates 41°51′16″N87°40′34″W / 41.854517°N 87.675975°W / 41.854517; -87.675975
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Cermak Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 7, 1896;128 years ago (1896-09-07)
Rebuilt2002–2004;21 years ago (2004)
Previous namesHoyne
Passengers
2022311,301 [1]  Increase2.svg 27.2%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line 18th
toward Loop
(Clark/Lake)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western
toward 54th/Cermak
Blue Line 18th
toward O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
Western
toward Oak Park
Douglas branch Wood
Closed 1957
toward Marshfield
Location
Damen station (CTA Pink Line)

Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Pilsen neighborhood.

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History

Damen station opened in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated's Douglas Park branch. At the time the entrance was on Hoyne Avenue. Like the Kostner station to the west, during reconstruction of the Douglas branch in 2003, Damen Avenue (the block east of Hoyne) was made the site of the main entrance for better connection with the CTA route 50 Damen. At this time the name of the station was changed to "Damen" and Hoyne became an auxiliary entrance.

Bus connections

CTA

Pace

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.


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