Addison is an 'L' station on the

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's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 1818–20 West Addison Street in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The stations that are adjacent to Addison are Irving Park, to the north, and Paulina, about to the southeast.

History

Addison Station opened in 1907 as part of the

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's Ravenswood branch.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet

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requirements. On December 2, 2006, Addison station closed for 12 months to be rebuilt as part of this project.
Montrose and Addison Brown Line Stations to Temporarily Close on December 2 for Renovation.
' CTA Press Release (URL accessed November 3, 2006). The station reopened on December 3, 2007, the same day which the Irving Park station closed for renovations.

Bus connections

* 152 Addison

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Addison (Ravenswood Line) Station Page

Train schedule (PDF)
a
CTA official siteAddison Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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