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(Redirected from Rockwell (CTA)) Chicago "L" station
Rockwell 2600W
4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location4648 North Rockwell Street
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates41°57′58″N 87°41′41″W / 41.966208°N 87.694720°W / 41.966208; -87.694720
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-12-14)
Rebuilt2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Passengers
2020164,282 Decrease 69.2%
Rank118 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Franciscotoward Kimball Brown Line Westerntoward Loop
(Washington/Wells)
Track layout
Legend
Brown to Kimball
Rockwell St.
Brown to the Loop
Location

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 0.4 miles (640 m) to the west, and Western, located about 0.25 miles (400 m) 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. 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.

History

Rockwell opened December 14, 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. 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, demolished and rebuilt. The new Rockwell station, now accessible to passengers with disabilities, opened on August 16, 2006.

References

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

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Media related to Rockwell (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

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