Damen station (CTA Blue Line) (original) (raw)

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Damen is a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L", currently serving the O'Hare branch of its Blue Line. The station serves the popular and growing Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods, and is consistently in the top 40 highest-ridership "L" stations. Opened on May 6, 1895, as Robey, it is the oldest station on the Blue Line, as well as one of only three on the line – along with nearby Western and California – to have side platforms rather than island platforms. It is served by three bus lines on Damen, Milwaukee, and North Avenues, which are each descended from streetcar lines on those streets in the early 20th century. Robey was constructed by the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad to serve its Logan Square and Humboldt Park branches, being the last stop on the Logan Square branch before the Humboldt Park branch diverged from it. The Metropolitan's operations, along with the rest of the "L", were assumed by the private Chicago Rapid Transit Company in 1924 and the public Chicago Transit Authority in 1947. The rail lines that had been constructed by the Metropolitan were significantly altered in the 1950s, a process that entailed the closure of the Humboldt Park branch and the replacement of the Logan Square branch south of Damen. By 1958, this had created the "West-Northwest Route", which was renamed the Blue Line in 1992. The Logan Square branch was piecemeally extended to O'Hare International Airport between 1970 and 1984, forming the O'Hare branch. Despite these changes, the Damen station itself remained remarkably well-preserved and is one of the oldest stations on the entire "L" system. The popularity of the station increased in the early 21st century, leading to renovations in 2014 and 2018. It has been the subject of depictions in art and popular culture. (en)
Damen (anciennement Robey Street) est une station aérienne de la ligne bleue du métro de Chicago. Elle est située dans le quartier de West Town. (fr)
Damen es una estación en la línea Azul del Metro de Chicago. La estación se encuentra localizada en 1558 North Damen Avenue en Chicago, Illinois. La estación Damen fue inaugurada el 6 de mayo de 1895. La Autoridad de Tránsito de Chicago es la encargada por el mantenimiento y administración de la estación. De esta estación, los trenes operan en intervalos de 2–7 minutos durante las horas pico, y toman alrededor de 8 minutos para llegar a The Loop. (es)

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(en)
Chicago, Illinois 60622 (en)
1558 North Damen Avenue (en)

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Yes; Bicycle shed for 50 (2009)

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(en)
Robey (en)

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1895-05-06 (xsd:date)

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1895-01-01 (xsd:gYear)

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705715 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

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2Side platforms

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2014-01-01 (xsd:gYear)

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Elevated

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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Chicago_L/mBMgm7F9kQkC%3Fhl=en&gbpv=1%7Curl-access=limited%7Cvia=Google

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1558 (xsd:integer)
Chicago, Illinois 60622 (en)

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A front-bayed brick building with faded brick and white doors (en)
A front-bayed brick building with darker bricks, simpler styling, and dark wood doors (en)

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Yes; Bicycle shed for 50 (en)

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Damen station house in 2022 (en)
California station house in 2011. Damen's station house was of a similar design until 1995. (en)

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vertical (en)

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Robey (en)

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Yes (en)

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California CTA Blue Line Station.jpg (en)
Damen_station_house.jpg (en)

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Yes (en)

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collapsed (en)

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1895-05-06 (xsd:date)

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Former services (en)

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21.100000 (xsd:double)

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CTA (en)

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2021 (xsd:integer)

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705715 (xsd:integer)

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2 (xsd:integer)

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2014 (xsd:integer)

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Elevated (en)

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CTA (en)

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2 (xsd:integer)

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Chicago 'L' rapid transit station (en)

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Damen (anciennement Robey Street) est une station aérienne de la ligne bleue du métro de Chicago. Elle est située dans le quartier de West Town. (fr)
Damen es una estación en la línea Azul del Metro de Chicago. La estación se encuentra localizada en 1558 North Damen Avenue en Chicago, Illinois. La estación Damen fue inaugurada el 6 de mayo de 1895. La Autoridad de Tránsito de Chicago es la encargada por el mantenimiento y administración de la estación. De esta estación, los trenes operan en intervalos de 2–7 minutos durante las horas pico, y toman alrededor de 8 minutos para llegar a The Loop. (es)
Damen is a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L", currently serving the O'Hare branch of its Blue Line. The station serves the popular and growing Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods, and is consistently in the top 40 highest-ridership "L" stations. Opened on May 6, 1895, as Robey, it is the oldest station on the Blue Line, as well as one of only three on the line – along with nearby Western and California – to have side platforms rather than island platforms. It is served by three bus lines on Damen, Milwaukee, and North Avenues, which are each descended from streetcar lines on those streets in the early 20th century. (en)

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