Francisco station

Francisco is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an at-grade station with a single island platform, located in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at 4649 North Francisco Avenue. The adjacent stations are Kedzie, which is about one third of a mile (0.536 km) to the west, and Rockwell, located across the Chicago River about three eighths of a mile (0.6 km) to the east.

Francisco   2900W 4700N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	4649 North Francisco Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625
Coordinates	41.966155°N 87.702099°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Ravenswood Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 14, 1907
Rebuilt	2006–07
Passengers
2019	489,000[1]  2%
Rank	105 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Kedzie toward Kimball Brown Line Rockwell toward Loop (Washington/Wells)
Track layout Brown Line west to Kimball Sacramento Ave. Manor Ave. Francisco Ave. Brown Line east to Loop

History

Francisco Station opened on December 14, 1907, as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line.[2] It had survived relatively intact until September 2006, when the station closed for renovation.

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. At the same time all Brown Line stations are being upgraded to meet ADA requirements. Because of the historic nature of the station structures, Francisco Station was not completely rebuilt, as with the neighboring Kedzie and Rockwell stations. However, the platforms were rebuilt, an auxiliary entrance added on Sacramento Avenue, and the station house and canopy were renovated and upgraded.[2] The station closed from September 15, 2006, to March 9, 2007, to allow this work to be completed.[3]

Gallery

• 
  Francisco station in March 2006, prior to renovation
• 
  Newly rebuilt Francisco station, August 2007

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
2. Francisco. Chicago-'L'.org (URL accessed September 2, 2006).
3. Francisco. CTA Countdown To A New Brown website (URL accessed September 2, 2006).

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Sacramento Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Francisco Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View