Addison station (CTA Red Line)

Addison is a Chicago "L" station on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line. It is located in the Wrigleyville area of the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, at 940 West Addison Street with city block coordinates at 3600 North at 940 West. Addison directly serves Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. The station is within the shadow of the historic baseball stadium, which was built with convenient access to the "L" in mind.

This article is about the Addison station on the CTA Red Line. For other uses, see Addison.
Addison
 
3600N
940W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location940 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Coordinates41.947462°N 87.653636°W / 41.947462; -87.653636
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4 (two temporarily out of service)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 6, 1900 (1900-06-06)
Rebuilt1994
Passengers
20221,590,154  28.7%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Sheridan
toward Howard
 Red Line Belmont
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
     Purple Line does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grace
Closed 1949
toward Howard
 North Side main line Clark
Closed 1949
toward Loop
(Randolph/Wells) or North Water Terminal
Location

Following Cubs games, this station can become heavily crowded; many fans often use the next station to the north, Sheridan. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks but do not stop at this station.

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