Ravenswood station (CTA)

RAVENSWOOD
 
4600N
1800W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location4530 North Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°57′55″N 87°40′31″W / 41.9652°N 87.6753°W / 41.9652; -87.6753
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ravenswood Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 8, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-08)
ClosedAugust 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-01)
Passengers
1948266,162 Decrease 17.77% (CTA)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Damen
toward Kimball
Ravenswood branch Montrose
toward Belmont
Location
Map

Ravenswood was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Ravenswood branch, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station opened on May 18, 1907,[1] and was located at Wilson Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. It was built to serve as a connection point to the Chicago and North Western Railway via their adjacent Ravenswood–Wilson station. Ravenswood was situated east of Damen and north of Montrose. The station closed on August 1, 1949, along with 22 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.[2][3]

  1. ^ "New 'L' Line Operated". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 19, 1907. p. 11.
  2. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Ravenswood". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "Begin Skip-Stop Runs Monday on North, South 'L'". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1949. p. A9.