Damen station (CTA Pink Line)

Damen
Location	2010 South Damen Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates	41°51′16″N 87°40′34″W / 41.854517°N 87.675975°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Pink Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 7, 1896
Rebuilt	2002–04
Previous names	Hoyne
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	497,134[1]  2%
Rank	110 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station Western toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line 18th toward The Loop
Route map Legend Pink Line east to Loop Damen Ave. Hoyne Ave. Pink Line west to 54/Cermak

Damen is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Pilsen neighborhood.

History

Damen station opened in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated's Douglas Park branch. At the time the entrance was on Hoyne Avenue. Like the Kostner station to the west, during reconstruction of the Douglas branch in 2003, Damen Avenue (the block east of Hoyne) was made the site of the main entrance for better connection with the CTA route #50 Damen buses. At this time the name of the station was changed to "Damen" and Hoyne became an auxiliary entrance.

Bus connections

CTA

• #21 Cermak
• #50 Damen

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 23, 2016.

External links

• Damen (Cermak Branch) Station Page
• Damen Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Hoyne Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View