Rockwell station

Track layout
	Legend
	Brown Line
	west to Kimball
	Brown Line
	east to Loop

Rockwell

2600W
4700N
Rockwell 2600W; 4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	4648 North Rockwell Street; Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41°57′58″N 87°41′41″W / 41.966208°N 87.694720°WCoordinates: 41°57′58″N 87°41′41″W / 41.966208°N 87.694720°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 14, 1907
Rebuilt	2006
Passengers
2020	164,282 69.2%
Rank	118 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Brown Line
	west to Kimball
	Brown Line
	east to Loop

Rockwell 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 Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Francisco, which is located across the Chicago River about 3⁄8-mile (0.60 km) to the west, and Western, located about 1⁄4-mile (0.40 km) to the east. Rockwell is the last station on the surface section of the Brown Line; between Rockwell and Western the line ascends and runs on elevated tracks for the rest of the route.

Location[]

Rockwell is a surface level station with a single entrance/exit situated at 4648 North Rockwell Street between Leland Avenue and Eastwood Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago.^[2] The area surrounding the station consists of mostly residential single family homes or two-flats, with a small neighborhood shopping district flanking the station entrance on Rockwell Street.^[3]

History[]

Rockwell opened December 14, 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch.^[4] The design of the original station house and platform canopy were similar to those that still exist at the neighboring Francisco Station. As part of the CTA's Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project, the station closed on February 20, 2006,^[5] demolished and rebuilt. The new, ADA compliant, Rockwell station opened on August 16, 2006.^[6]

Notes and references[]

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References[]

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Rockwell Station". CTA website. Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
^ City of Chicago Zoning Map (Map). Chicago Department of Zoning. 2010. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Arcadia Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
^ "Rockwell, Kedzie stations close today". Chicago Tribune: RedEye Edition. 2006-02-20.
^ "Brown Line stops to reopen". Chicago Tribune: RedEye Edition. 2006-08-16.