Bryn Mawr station (CTA)

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Bryn Mawr
 
5600N
1200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Platform at Bryn Mawr.jpg
Old station (currently serving as the northbound platform)
Temporary southbound platform at Bryn Mawr looking north, immediately after opening (51181889456).jpg
Temporary southbound platform
Location1119 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates41°59′01″N 87°39′32″W / 41.983572°N 87.658862°W / 41.983572; -87.658862Coordinates: 41°59′01″N 87°39′32″W / 41.983572°N 87.658862°W / 41.983572; -87.658862
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms1 island platform (temporarily one island platform with one side unused and one temporary side platform)
Tracks4 (two temporarily out of service)
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908; 113 years ago (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt1921, 1974, 2021-2024
Previous namesEdgewater
Passengers
2020474,348[1] Decrease 65.9%
Rank48 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Thorndale
toward Howard
 Red Line Berwyn
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
North Edgewater
towards
Chicago – Evanston Argyle Park
towards Chicago

Bryn Mawr (pronounced /ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ from Welsh for "big hill") is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1119 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Bryn Mawr Historic District of the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Thorndale, located about one half mile to the north, and Berwyn (temporarily closed), about three eighths of a mile to the south. Four tracks pass through the station, but the two western tracks are currently out of service for reconstruction. There is an island platform in the center of the tracks (currently only the western side of the platform is in use) and a side platform adjacent to the western track; Purple Line weekday rush hour express service pass through the station in the same tracks used by the Red Line but do not stop. The name "Bryn Mawr" comes from the SEPTA Regional Rail (and former PRR Main Line) station located northwest of Philadelphia in the community of the same name. The name came to the area in the 1880s by Edgewater developer ,[2] and is Welsh for "Big Hill."

History[]

A depot on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Evanston route was constructed at Bryn Mawr in about 1886.[3] When the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended north from Wilson in 1908, taking over from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, they opened a station at Bryn Mawr called Edgewater Station. This station was rebuilt to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson when the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment in 1921 – the name was changed to Bryn Mawr soon after.[4] The station was extensively renovated in 1974, and an escalator was added. In 2006, the signage at Bryn Mawr was replaced, and three-sided pylons which display maps and schedules were installed in the station house and on the platform.

Services[]

Bryn Mawr is used by passengers traveling between the Edgewater neighborhood and other parts of Chicago. The station is open 24 hours a day. Trains service Bryn Mawr every four to ten minutes on weekdays, and every six to ten minutes on weekends. Nighttime "owl" service operates every 15 minutes or more.

The station house at Bryn Mawr is located on the south side of Bryn Mawr Avenue. An auxiliary exit is on the opposite side of the street. Outside of the station house are three granite compass roses to help exiting passengers orient themselves. The fare controls at Bryn Mawr are located at ground level inside the station house; past the fare controls, passengers take stairs or an escalator to the island platform. Bicycle storage is available at Bryn Mawr.

Red & Purple Modernization Project[]

The Bryn Mawr station is being rebuilt as part of this project. The station will receive new wider platforms, new signage, new lights, new security cameras, and new elevators. Reconstruction began in May 2021 and will be completed by the end of 2024.[5][6][7] During Stage A of the reconstruction, the northbound tracks are closed with northbound trains using the southbound side of the current platform. Southbound Red Line trains currently stop at a temporary side platform. Unlike a similar renovation simultaneously occurring at Argyle, where both platforms will use a common temporary entrance, northbound trains will use the existing entrance while southbound trains will use temporary entrance half a block north, not connected to each other inside the paid area.[8] During Stage B (2022-2024), essentially the reverse will happen, with the two northbound tracks being used. However, only southbound trains will stop at Bryn Mawr and a temporary station will open between Bryn Mawr and Argyle at Foster Avenue.[9][10]

Bus connections[]

CTA

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cochran's Third Addition to Edgewater". Edgewater Historical Society. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ Bryn Mawr - The Historical Perspective. The Edgewater Historical Society (URL accessed September 24, 2006).
  4. ^ Bryn Mawr. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 24, 2006).
  5. ^ "CTA unveils new Red Line station designs - Chicago Sun-Times".
  6. ^ "The CTA has unveiled the designs for four renovated Red Line stations".
  7. ^ https://transitchicago.com/rpm/lawrmawr/
  8. ^ "Customer Alert: Bryn Mawr Temporary Station Opens". CTA. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  9. ^ "Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization Project Stage A Construction: Bryn Mawr Station" (PDF). CTA. p. 25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  10. ^ "LBMM Exhibit Boards" (PDF). CTA. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  11. ^ "36 Broadway (Bus Route Info) - CTA".
  12. ^ "84 Peterson (Bus Route Info)".
  13. ^ "92 Foster (Bus Route Info)".

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