Granville station (CTA)

Track layout
	Legend
	Purple Line Express
	north to Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Purple Line Express
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Granville

6200N
1200W
Granville 6200N; 1200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	1119 West Granville Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates	41°59′37″N 87°39′33″W / 41.993731°N 87.659148°WCoordinates: 41°59′37″N 87°39′33″W / 41.993731°N 87.659148°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 113 years ago
Rebuilt	1921, 1980, 2012
Previous names	North Edgewater
Passengers
2020	397,034 67%
Rank	61 out of 143
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Purple Line Express
	north to Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Purple Line Express
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks but do not stop at this station.

History[]

Granville Station was opened as North Edgewater in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The current station dates to 1980 when an escalator and elevator were added, making this the first Chicago ‘L’ station to feature an elevator for accessibility.

A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006.^[2]

2012 renovation[]

As part of an $86 million rehabilitation project on the Red Line, the Granville station closed on June 1, 2012, for renovation. The project lasted approximately one month. Other north side stations were renovated following Granville's completion.^[3] The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections[]

CTA

36 Broadway^[4]

References[]

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville Police Office" (Press release). Loyola University. March 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
^ Spielman, Brian (April 27, 2012). "CTA to close seven North Side Red Line stops for repairs". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
^ "36 Broadway". Chicago Transit Authority.

External links[]

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Station sign on the 95th/Dan Ryan-bound side

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[1] "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville Police Office" (Press release). Loyola University. March 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2008.

[3] Spielman, Brian (April 27, 2012). "CTA to close seven North Side Red Line stops for repairs". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.

[4] "36 Broadway". Chicago Transit Authority.

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