Damen station (CTA Brown Line)

Damen
 
2000W
4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location4643–47 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates41°57′59″N 87°40′44″W / 41.966398°N 87.679004°W / 41.966398; -87.679004
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Branch
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Ravenswood
CTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 8, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-08)[1]
Rebuilt2007–2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Previous namesRobey Street
Passengers
2020258,662[2]Decrease 69.1%
Rank90 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western
toward Kimball
Brown Line Montrose
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Western
toward Kimball
Ravenswood branch Ravenswood
Closed 1949
toward Belmont
Location
Map

Damen is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 4643–47 North Damen Avenue in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Western, which is located about one half mile (0.8 km) to the west, and Montrose, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the southeast. Located three blocks east is the Ravenswood Metra station on the commuter railroad's Union Pacific North Line.

  1. ^ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.