Damen (CTA Green Line)
Damen is an under construction rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Green Line (CTA), Green Line that is planned to open in 2024. A station existed at this location from 1893 to 1948; opened as Robey in 1893, it was one of the original stations on what was then known as the Lake Street Elevated. The removal of the old station created a gap between the remaining stations. As the surrounding neighborhood gentrified, the need for a replacement station grew. The station will also provide closer access to the United Center sports arena. History Original station (1893–1948) The Lake Street Elevated Railway Company was incorporated on February 7, 1888. Reincorpoated as the Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company on August 24, 1892, to avoid legal issues, its line, the Lake Street Elevated, commenced revenue operations at 5 a.m. on November 6, 1893, between California station (CTA Green Line), California station and the Market Street Terminal. The new line had 13 stations, one ...
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Chicago "L"
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at long as of 2014, and the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway. In 2016, the "L" had 1,492 rail cars, eight different routes, and 145 train stations. In , the system had rides, or about per weekday in . The "L" provides 24-hour service on the Red and Blue Lines and is one of only five rapid transit systems in the United States to do so.The four other rapid transit systems in the U.S. that provide 24-hour service in at least some parts of their systems are the New York City Subway, Staten Island Railway, PATH, and PATCO Speedline. The oldest sections of the "L" started operations in 1892, making it the second-olde ...
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