Fullerton station (CTA)

Fullerton
 
2400N
1000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location943 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates41°55′30″N 87°39′10″W / 41.925051°N 87.652866°W / 41.925051; -87.652866
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 31, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-31)
Rebuilt2006–2009; 15 years ago (2009)
(station reconstruction)
Passengers
20222,031,024[1]Increase 49.9%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Belmont
toward Howard
Red Line North/Clybourn
Diversey
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express
Armitage
Diversey
toward Kimball
Brown Line Armitage
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Wrightwood
Closed 1949
toward Howard
North Side main line Webster
Closed 1949
Location
Map

Fullerton is an 'L' station on the CTA's North Side Main Line. It is served at all times by Red and Brown Line trains; Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two island platforms, serving four tracks, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Brown and Purple Line trains share the outer tracks while Red Line trains run on the inner tracks. As well as being an important transfer station, the station serves the Lincoln Park Campus of DePaul University.

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.