Chicago "L" station
This article is about the Addison station on the CTA Red Line. For other uses, see
Addison
.
Addison
is a
Chicago "L"
station
on the
Chicago Transit Authority
Red Line
. It is located in the Wrigleyville area of the
Lakeview
neighborhood of
Chicago
,
Illinois
, at 940 West Addison Street with city block coordinates at 3600 North at 940 West. Addison directly serves
Wrigley Field
, home of
Major League Baseball
's
Chicago Cubs
. The station is within the shadow of the historic baseball stadium, which was built with convenient access to the "L" in mind.
Following Cubs games, this station can become heavily crowded; many fans often use the next station to the north,
Sheridan
.
Purple Line
weekday rush hour express service use the outside tracks but do not stop at this station.
Transit art
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Chicago artist Steve Musgrave has several murals featuring Cubs legends on display at the Addison station, which he adopted as part of the CTA's Adopt-A-Station program in 1998. Four large murals feature Cubs legends
Billy Williams
,
Ferguson Jenkins
, "Mr. Cub,"
Ernie Banks
and
Ryne Sandberg
.
[3]
A smaller painting of
Harry Caray
was added later.
Since 1998, Musgrave has also designed posters commemorating the annual Cubs?Sox crosstown series.
[4]
Beginning in 2003, the CTA has also issued farecards featuring the poster design.
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Service
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Prior to 2007, southbound afternoon
Purple Line Express
trains stopped at the station before weekday evening Cubs games, to speed travel times for customers from
Evanston
,
Skokie
and
Wilmette
. In an effort to prevent delays due to Brown Line construction just south of the station, Purple Line Express trains now stop at the nearby Sheridan station instead.
[6]
From March 5, 2015 to March 21, 2016, AM
Loop
-bound
Purple Line
express trains shared 95th-bound Red Line tracks and stopped at Addison. This was due to the first phase of the
Wilson
station reconstruction.
[7]
Bus connections
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CTA
- 22 Clark (Owl Service)
- 152 Addison
Pace
- 282 Rolling Meadows?Wrigley Field Express
- 779 Hillside?Wrigley Field Express
References
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