Granville station (CTA) explained

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Granville
Line1:Red
Grid:6200N 1200W
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Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Address:1119 West Granville Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates:41.9937°N -87.6591°W
Line:North Side Main Line
Structure:Embankment
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:4
Bicycle:Yes
Rebuilt:1921, 1980, 2012
Accessible:yes
Owned:Chicago Transit Authority
Former:North Edgewater
Pass Year:2022
Passengers:598,670[1]
Pass Percent:29.0
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Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks and do not stop at this station.

History

Granville station was opened as North Edgewater in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The current station dates to 1980 when an escalator and elevator were added, making this the first Chicago ‘L’ station to feature an elevator for accessibility.

A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006.[2]

2012 renovation

As part of an $86 million (equivalent to $ in) rehabilitation project on the Red Line, the Granville station closed on June 1, 2012, for renovation. The project lasted approximately one month. Other north side stations were renovated following Granville's completion.[3] The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2022 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023 . June 9, 2023 .
  2. Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville Police Office. Loyola University. 2006-03-31. 2008-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20060926055226/http://www.luc.edu/umc/newsroom/releases/06_03_granvillestation1.shtml. 2006-09-26. dead.
  3. News: CTA to close seven North Side Red Line stops for repairs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222184959/http://www.suntimes.com/12168098-417/cta-to-close-granville-l-stop-june-1-for-first-of-series-of-repairs.html. February 22, 2014. Brian. Spielman. Chicago Sun-Times. 2012-04-27.
  4. Web site: 36 Broadway. Chicago Transit Authority.