Conservatory–Central Park Drive (CTA station)

Conservatory– Central Park Dr
Location	3630 West Lake Street Chicago, Illinois 60624
Coordinates	41°53′06″N 87°42′59″W / 41.884904°N 87.716523°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 30, 2001
Previous names	Homan Avenue Station (Moved & Renamed)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	327,840[1]  5.9%
Rank	131 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Pulaski toward Harlem/Lake Green Line Kedzie toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove
Route map Legend Green Line west to Harlem/Lake Central Park Ave. | Conservatory Dr. Central Park Ave. Green Line east to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove

Garfield Park Conservatory sign with interior details

Exterior of the station

Conservatory–Central Park Drive is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. The station opened on June 30, 2001.^[2] It is located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood and named for the Garfield Park Conservatory just outside the station.

Conservatory–Central Park Drive station replaced the former Homan Avenue Station on the Lake Street Elevated two blocks to its east. During construction of the station, the Homan historic station house was moved to its current location.

Notes and references

Notes

1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
2. http://world.nycsubway.org/us/chicago/green.html

External links

• Media related to Conservatory-Central Park Drive (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Conservatory – Central Park Drive Station Page
• Central Park Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View