Wellington station (CTA)

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Wellington
 
3000N
1000W
Tracks and shelters at Wellington.jpg
General information
Location945 West Wellington Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates 41°56′10″N87°39′12″W / 41.936203°N 87.653239°W / 41.936203; -87.653239
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) North Side Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 31, 1900;125 years ago (1900-05-31)
Rebuilt2008–2009;16 years ago (2009)
Passengers
2024560,853 [1] Increase2.svg 10.5%
Services
Preceding station Chicago Transit Authority Logo.svg Chicago "L" Following station
Belmont
toward Kimball
Brown Line Diversey
Belmont
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express
Diversey
      Red Line does not stop here
Location
Wellington station (CTA)

Wellington is a Chicago 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with four tracks and two side platforms, located at 945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the middle tracks, but do not stop. The station closed for renovations from March 30, 2008, until July 30, 2009.

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History

Wellington station opened in 1900 as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station. [2] From the late 1940s Wellington became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). The original station house was demolished in the 1960s following a fire. Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line. [3]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Wellington station prior to reconstruction, September 2007. The red station signs are indicative of the station's former designation as an "A" station during the period of skip-stop service 20070906 32 CTA North Side L @ Wellington.jpg
Wellington station prior to reconstruction, September 2007. The red station signs are indicative of the station's former designation as an "A" station during the period of skip-stop service

Wellington was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. [4] The new station has extended platforms capable of berthing eight car trains, and added elevators make the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. The Wellington station closed for renovations on March 30, 2008. The station reopened on July 30, 2009.

References

  1. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2024" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. Wellington Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
  3. About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
  4. Wellington. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).