Granville is a station on the

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's Red Line, part of the

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system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in

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. It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the

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border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks and do not stop at this station.

History

Granville station was opened as North Edgewater in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The current station dates to 1980 when an escalator and elevator were added, making this the first Chicago ‘L’ station to feature an elevator for accessibility. A

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, jointly administered by

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, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the

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was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006.

2012 renovation

As part of an $86 million rehabilitation project on the Red Line, the Granville station closed on June 1, 2012, for renovation. The project lasted approximately one month. Other north side stations were renovated following Granville's completion. The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections

CTA * 36 Broadway

References

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History

2012 renovation

Bus connections

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