Rockwell (CTA)

Rockwell
Station statistics
Address	44648 North Rockwell Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	4700 N, 2600 W
Lines	Brown Line
Structure	Surface level station
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 14 1907
Rebuilt	2006/7
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic (closed for 6 months)
Passengers (2006)	223,519 45%

Rockwell is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is a surface level station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood at 4648 North Rockwell Avenue. The adjacent stations are Francisco, which is located across the Chicago River about ⅜ mile to the west, and Western, located about a quarter mile 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.

History

The original Rockwell Station in 2005

The original station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line^[1], the station house and platform canopy were similar to those that still exist at the neighboring Francisco Station. The station was demolished and rebuilt in 2006 as part of the ongoing Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new Rockwell station, which opened on August 16 2006, can support 8 rail cars, and is ADA compliant^[2].

References

1. ^ Rockwell. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed September 17 2006).
2. ^ Rockwell. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 17 2006).

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Rockwell (CTA) is at coordinates 41°57′58″N 87°41′41″W / 41.966208, -87.694720Coordinates: 41°57′58″N 87°41′41″W / 41.966208, -87.694720