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| Address: | 3410 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657 | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.9437°N -87.6709°W | ||||||||
| Type: | Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | ||||||||
| Style: | CTA | ||||||||
| Line: | Ravenswood Branch | ||||||||
| Structure: | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platform: | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||
| Bicycle: | yes | ||||||||
| Opened: | [1] | ||||||||
| Closed: | – | ||||||||
| Rebuilt: | 2008– | ||||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||
| Former: | Paulina/Lincoln (station sign) | ||||||||
| Pass Year: | 2020 | ||||||||
| Passengers: | 272,270[2] | ||||||||
| Pass Percent: | -68.0 | ||||||||
| Pass Rank: | 88 out of 143 | ||||||||
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Paulina is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3410 North Lincoln Avenue (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to Roscoe Village. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about NaNmiles to the northwest and Southport, about NaNmiles to the east.
Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 29, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated.[3]
As part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project, the platform was expanded to allow eight car trains to stop at the station, relieving overcrowding during morning rush hour.[3] Along with other Brown Line stations, Paulina was also rebuilt to become accessible to passengers with disabilities. As part of this project, Paulina station closed on March 30, 2008, for demolition and replacement with a new station.[4] The new station opened on April 3, 2009.