Ashland is an 'L' station on the CTA's

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and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in

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's Near West Side neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. Just to the west of the station, the Pink Line branches off from the Lake Street branch to follow the Paulina Connector to the Douglas branch. The adjacent stations are (), which is located about to the west, (), which is located about to the south, and station, approximately to the east.

History

Ashland station opened on November 6, 1893, as part of the

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's initial route, and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'. The station closed on April 4, 1948, along with nine other stations on the Lake Street branch, but later reopened on February 25, 1951, the same day the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway opened for service. During the two-year closure of the Green Line from 1994 to 1996, the station was restored and elevators were added to make the station

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compliant.

Structure and location

Ashland is the closest 'L' station to the

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home of the

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NBA team and the

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team. It is also directly adjacent to Union Park, venue for the Intonation Music Festival and the

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Bus connections

CTA * 9 Ashland (Owl Service) * X9 Ashland Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street ViewJustine Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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