Granville station (CTA)

Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks and do not stop at this station.

Granville
 
6200N
1200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1119 West Granville Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates41.993731°N 87.659148°W / 41.993731; -87.659148
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)North Side Main Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908 (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt1921, 1980, 2012
Previous namesNorth Edgewater
Passengers
2022598,670[1] Increase 29%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Loyola
toward Howard
 Red Line Thorndale
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
     Purple Line does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Rogers Park
towards Llewellyn Park
 Chicago – Evanston Edgewater
towards Chicago
Location

History

Granville station was opened as North Edgewater in 1908. The station was rebuilt in 1921, and the name was changed to Granville. The current station dates to 1980 when an escalator and elevator were added, making this the first Chicago ‘L’ station to feature an elevator for accessibility.

A police station, jointly administered by Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Police Department was opened outside the Granville station on March 13, 2006.[2]

2012 renovation

As part of an $86 million rehabilitation project on the Red Line, the Granville station closed on June 1, 2012, for renovation. The project lasted approximately one month. Other north side stations were renovated following Granville's completion.[3] The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections

CTA

References
  1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. "Loyola University Chicago Unveils New Granville Police Office" (Press release). Loyola University. March 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  3. Spielman, Brian (April 27, 2012). "CTA to close seven North Side Red Line stops for repairs". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
  4. "36 Broadway". Chicago Transit Authority.

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Station sign on the 95th/Dan Ryan-bound side
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