From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wellington (CTA station)
Wellington (CTA station)
Preceding station Chicago ’L’ Following station
Belmont Brown Line Diversey
toward Kimball toward The Loop
Belmont Purple Line
toward Linden
Wellington is an ’L’ station on the Chicago Transit
Wellington
Authority (CTA) Brown Line; Purple Line express trains
also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is
an elevated station with two side platforms, located at
945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighbor-
hood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the
station on the central tracks, but do not stop. The station
was closed for renovations from March 30, 2008 until July
30, 2009.
History
Wellington Station opened in 1900 as a local station on
the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from
A Red Line train passes Wellington, in 2010. Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.[2] From
the late 1940s Wellington became a station on the
Station statistics Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). The original
Address 945 West Wellington Avenue station house was demolished in the 1960s following a
Chicago, Illinois 60657 fire. Purple Line express trains began stopping at the sta-
tion in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate conges-
Coordinates 41°56′10″N 87°39′12″W / 41.936203°N
87.653239°W / 41.936203; -87.653239 tion on the Brown Line.[3]
Lines Brown Line Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Purple Line weekday rush hours only
Wellington was scheduled for reconstruction/renovation
Structure Elevated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[4]
Platforms 2 side platforms The new station has extended platforms capable of
berthing eight railcars, and elevators to meet ADA acces-
Tracks 4
sibility requirements. The Wellington stop closed for ren-
Bicycle facilities Yes ovations on March 30, 2008. The station reopened on July
30, 2009.
Other information
Opened May 31, 1900
References
Rebuilt 2008–09
[1] "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010"
Accessible (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority.
http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved
Traffic 2011-01-30.
[2] Wellington Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October
Passengers 840,808[1] 14.3% 8, 2006).
(2011) [3] About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown
Services website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
[4] Wellington. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website
(URL accessed October 8, 2006).
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wellington (CTA station)
External links • Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Station (then closed) from Google Maps Street View
• Media related to Wellington (CTA) at Wikimedia
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