Paulina is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 3410 North Lincoln Avenue (3400 N; 1700 W), in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, close to

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. The stations that are adjacent to Paulina are Addison, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the northwest and Southport, about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

History

Paulina Station opened in 1907 as part of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood branch. The station closed on September 2, 1973, but reopened on October 17 of the same year. Upon reopening, the station was only open on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. On November 29, 1987, the station returned to full operational status and was open at all times the Ravenswood Line operated.
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Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project aims to allow eight car trains on the Brown Line by the extension of the platforms at all stations. This was due to the fact that there was not enough physical space in the smaller car trains for people to fit in them during the morning rush hour, causing people to wait for another train, sometimes two. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being rebuilt to meet

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requirements. As part of this project, Paulina station closed on March 30, 2008, for demolition and replacement with a new station.
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' CTA: Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed October 17, 2006). The new station opened on April 3, 2009.

Notes and references

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External links

Train schedule (PDF)
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CTA official sitePaulina Street (Lincoln Avenue) (Then Under Construction) entrance from Google Maps Street ViewBrown Line Capacity Expansion Project Meet the Contractor March 7th 2007
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