Wellington station (CTA)

Track layout
	Legend
	Brown Line and Purple Line Exp.
	north to Kimball and Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Brown Line and Purple Line Exp.
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Wellington

3000N
1000W
Wellington 3000N; 1000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	945 West Wellington Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60657
Coordinates	41°56′10″N 87°39′12″W / 41.936203°N 87.653239°WCoordinates: 41°56′10″N 87°39′12″W / 41.936203°N 87.653239°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 31, 1900
Rebuilt	2008–09
Passengers
2020	288,545 67.9%
Rank	83 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Brown Line and Purple Line Exp.
	north to Kimball and Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Brown Line and Purple Line Exp.
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Wellington is a Chicago 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with four tracks and two side platforms, located at 945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the middle tracks, but do not stop. The station 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 Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.^[2] From the late 1940s Wellington became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). The original station house was demolished in the 1960s following a fire. Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.^[3]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project[]

Wellington station prior to reconstruction, September 2007. The red station signs are indicative of the station's former designation as an "A" station during the period of skip-stop service

Wellington was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.^[4] The new station has extended platforms capable of berthing eight car trains, and elevators to meet ADA accessibility requirements. The Wellington station closed for renovations on March 30, 2008. The station reopened on July 30, 2009.

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ Wellington Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
^ About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
^ Wellington. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

External links[]

Media related to Wellington (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
Station (then closed) from Google Maps Street View

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

[ChicagoL-2] Wellington Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

[3] About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

[4] Wellington. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

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