Western station (CTA Brown Line)

Western   2400W 4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	4648 North Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41°57′59″N 87°41′18″W / 41.966259°N 87.688448°W / 41.966259; -87.688448
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 18, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-18)[1]
Rebuilt	circa 1928; 96 years ago (1928), 1979–1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Passengers
2020	436,879[2]  65.3%
Rank	53 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Rockwell toward Kimball Brown Line Damen toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Track layout Legend Brown to Kimball Western Ave. Brown to the Loop
Location

Western is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about one-quarter mile (0.40 km) to the west, and Damen, about one-half mile (0.80 km) to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on ground level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball.