Francisco station explained

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Francisco
Line1:Brown
Grid:2900W 4700N
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Address:4649 North Francisco Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates:41.9662°N -87.7021°W
Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Structure:At-grade
Tracks:2
Rebuilt:2006–
Accessible:yes
Pass Year:2020
Passengers:159,792[1]
Pass Percent:-67.3
Pass Rank:119 out of 143
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Marker:rail-metro
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Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an at-grade station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about 0.3miles to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about 0.4miles to the east.

History

Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[2] It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station closed for renovation.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project upgraded all Brown Line stations to be accessible to passengers with disabilities and extended platforms to allow eight car trains. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded. The station closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2020 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. May 31, 2021 .
  2. Francisco. Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
  3. Francisco. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).