Diversey station

Diversey is an 'L' station on the CTA Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Red Line trains pass through the station on the middle tracks, but do not stop.

Diversey
 
2800N
1000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location943 West Diversey Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates41.932748°N 87.653155°W / 41.932748; -87.653155
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 9, 1900
Rebuilt2007–08
Passengers
2021554,048[1] Increase 5.5%
Rank40 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Wellington
toward Kimball
 Brown Line Fullerton
toward Loop
(Washington/Wells)
Wellington
toward Linden
 Purple Line
Express
 Fullerton
toward Loop
(Clark/Lake)
     Red Line does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Wellington
toward Howard
 North Side main line Wrightwood
Closed 1949
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Location

History

Diversey station opened on June 9, 1900,[2] as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station.[3] From the late 1940s Diversey became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line.[4]

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project
Diversey station in October 2006, prior to reconstruction

Diversey was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project.[5] The new station is located on the south side of Diversey Parkway, and the current location (the north side) was preserved and restored (the future use of the restored original station building is currently unknown). An auxiliary exit is located next door to the original building. It features extended platforms capable of berthing eight railcars, and elevators to be accessible to passengers with disabilities. It also retains many of its historic elements. On June 25, 2007, the station closed for reconstruction. The station reopened with a temporary entrance (located next door to the original entrance) on March 30, 2008. The new permanent station entrance opened on August 4, 2008.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 76 Diversey

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2021" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 24, 2022.
    2. "Boys Meddle with "L" Track". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 7, 1900. p. 12.
    3. Diversey Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
    4. About The Brown Line. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).
    5. Diversey. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed October 8, 2006).

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