Francisco station

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Francisco
 
2900W
4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Empty CTA Brown Line Francisco Station.jpg
Location4649 North Francisco Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates41°57′58″N 87°42′08″W / 41.966155°N 87.702099°W / 41.966155; -87.702099Coordinates: 41°57′58″N 87°42′08″W / 41.966155°N 87.702099°W / 41.966155; -87.702099
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1907
Rebuilt2006–07
Passengers
2020159,792[1] Decrease 67.3%
Rank119 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Kedzie
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Rockwell
toward Loop
(Washington/Wells)
Track layout
Legend
Brown Line
west to Kimball
 Sacramento Ave.
Manor Ave.
Francisco Ave.
Brown Line
east to Loop

Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an at-grade station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

History[]

Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[2] It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station closed for renovation.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project[]

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADA requirements. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded.[2] The station closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.[3]

Gallery[]

  • Francisco station in March 2006, prior to renovation

  • Newly rebuilt Francisco station, August 2007

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. ^ a b Francisco. Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
  3. ^ Francisco. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).

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