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Sedgwick (CTA station)
Preceding station Chicago ’L’ Following station
Armitage Brown Line Chicago
toward Kimball toward The Loop
Armitage Purple Line
toward Linden
Sedgwick Location
Station statistics
Address 1536 North Sedgwick Street Sedgwick is an ’L’ station on the CTA’s Brown Line, Purple
Chicago, Illinois 60610 Line Express trains also stop at the station during week-
day rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side
Coordinates 41°54′37″N 87°38′19″W / 41.910397°N
87.638631°W / 41.910397; -87.638631
platforms, located in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood
of the Near North Side community area. The adjacent sta-
Lines Brown Line tions are Armitage, which is located about one mile (1.6
Purple Line weekday rush hours only
km) to the northwest, and Chicago, located about one
Structure Elevated mile (1.6 km) to the south.
Platforms 2 side platforms (formerly 2 island
platforms) History
Tracks 2 (formerly 4) The station was put into service in 1900 as part of North-
Bicycle facilities Yes western Elevated Railroad’s initial route,[2] and it is one
of the oldest standing stations on the ’L’.
Other information
Opened May 31, 1900 Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
During 2007 the main station entrance was closed for ex-
Rebuilt 2006-07
tensive renovation and rebuilding as part of the CTA’s
Accessible Brown Line capacity expansion project. Throughout the
renovation period, the station remained open on week-
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
days but experienced several weekend closures, with en-
Traffic trance to the station through a temporary entrance
(which was later converted to an emergency exit) located
Passengers 1,132,721[1] 6.4% one block west of the original entrance. As the outside
(2010) express tracks had not been in service since 1963[3] they
Services were removed and island platforms widened, converting
them to side platforms. The platforms were also extend-
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ed to allow eight-car trains to berth, and elevators were
added along with other upgrades to meet to meet ADA re-
quirements.[4] The historical station house was restored,
and an extension was added behind it.[2]
Bus connections
CTA
• #N9 Ashland (Owl Service)
• #11 Lincoln/Sedgwick
• #72 North
Image gallery
• Sedgwick station 2004
[3] Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Chicago:
Arcadia Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
• The station during renovation in September 2007. [4] Sedgwick Station. CTA Countdown to a New Brown
Note the cranes and the closing of the road beneath website (URL accessed September 23, 2006).
the station
• Old wooden platforms from 2007 External links
• The new entrance at Sedgwick after the renovation.
Media related to Sedgwick (CTA) at Wikimedia Com-
References mons Media related to Sedgwick (CTA station) at Wiki-
media Commons
[1] "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" • Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
(PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. • Sedgewick Street entrance (during reconstruction)
http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ from Google Maps Street View
ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved
2011-01-30.
[2] ^ Sedgwick. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed
September 23, 2006).
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