From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Granville (CTA station)
Granville (CTA station)
Preceding station Chicago ’L’ Following station
Loyola Red Line Thorndale
toward Howard toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s
Granville
Red Line, part of the Chicago ’L’ metro system. It is locat-
ed at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (di-
rectional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the
Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park bor-
der. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the
Chicago Loop.
Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater Sta-
tion in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name
was changed to Granville. The present station dates to
1980 when an escalator and elevator were added.
A police station, jointly administered by Loyola
University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and
the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the
Station statistics Granville station on March 13, 2006.[2]
Address 1119 West Granville Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates 41°59′37″N 87°39′33″W / 41.993731°N
87.659148°W / 41.993731;
-87.659148Coordinates: 41°59′37″N
87°39′33″W / 41.993731°N 87.659148°W /
41.993731; -87.659148
Lines Red Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 4
Bicycle facilities Yes
Granville CTA station sign
Other information
Opened May 16, 1908
Bus connections
Rebuilt 1921, 1980
CTA
Accessible • #36 Broadway
• #136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly North Edgewater Station
References
Traffic
[1] "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010"
(PDF). Chicago Transit Authority.
Passengers 1,253,735[1] 6.9% http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/
(2010)
ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved
Services 2011-01-28.
[2] "Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville
Police Office" (Press release). Loyola University.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Granville (CTA station)
2006-03-31. http://www.luc.edu/umc/newsroom/ • Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
releases/06_03_granvillestation1.shtml. Retrieved • Granville Station Page CTA official site
2008-08-14. • Granville Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street
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External links
• Granville Station Page at Chicago-’L’.org
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Categories:
• Chicago Transit Authority stubs
• CTA Red Line stations
• Railway stations opened in 1908
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