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Lawrence station (CTA)

{{Short description|Chicago "L" station}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}

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|status=Temporarily closed

| image=Northbound tracks at Lawrence.jpg

| style=CTA

| caption = The original Lawrence station before demolition

| address=1117 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640

| coordinates={{coord|41.969139|-87.658493|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline, title}}

| line=North Side Main Line

| other=

| structure=Elevated

| platform=1 island platform

| levels=

| tracks=4

| parking=

| bicycle=Yes

| opened={{start date and age|1923|02|27}}

| closed=

| rebuilt=1995, 2012, 2021–25

| electrified=

| accessible=Starting in July 2025

| code=

| owned=Chicago Transit Authority

| zone=

| former=

| pass_year=2020

| passengers=340,496{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020 | publisher = Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting| date = January 19, 2021| url = https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/Ridership_Report_-_2020_Annual_Report.pdf| format = | doi = | accessdate = May 31, 2021 }}

| pass_percent=-65.1

| pass_rank = 72 out of 143

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Lawrence is a temporarily closed 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1117 West Lawrence Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Argyle, located about {{convert|1/3|mi}} to the north, and Wilson, about {{convert|1/4|mi}} to the south, serving as alternate stations remaining open while Lawrence is closed for reconstruction. Four tracks pass through the station, though the two western tracks are out of service for reconstruction with all trains passing through without stopping on the two eastern tracks. Prior to demolition in 2021, there was a single island platform in the center of the tracks; Purple Line weekday rush hour express service used the outside tracks and did not stop.

Lawrence station is located in the historic Uptown entertainment district. Nearby attractions include the Aragon Ballroom, the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, the Riviera Theater, and the Uptown Theatre.

History

Lawrence station opened in 1923, shortly after the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was elevated between Wilson and Howard. The original station house was demolished and replaced with a temporary structure in 1995.[http://chicago-l.org/stations/lawrence.html Lawrence.] Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 24, 2006).

=Red & Purple Modernization Project=

File:CTA Lawrence station southwest view (December 2024).jpg

Closure of the Lawrence station (along with Thorndale, and Jarvis on the Red Line and South Boulevard and Foster on the Purple Line) was proposed in three of the CTA's six potential options for the renovation of the Purple Line and northern section of the Red Line.{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Bob|title=CTA Riders Voice Their Opinions|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/01/27/cta-riders-voice-their-opinions/|accessdate=January 28, 2011|newspaper=CBS Chicago.com|date=January 27, 2011}} In two plans, the station would be replaced by a new auxiliary entrance at Ainslie from Argyle, while in the third replacement would be by an auxiliary entrance at Winona from a new subterranean station at Foster.{{cite web|title=Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/rpmproject/RPM_-_web_ScopingBook_redpurple_FTA.pdf|work=North Red and Purple Modernization Project|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=January 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129191729/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/rpmproject/RPM_-_web_ScopingBook_redpurple_FTA.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}

As part of Phase I of the Red & Purple Modernization Project, the station closed for demolition beginning on May 16, 2021, and a newly constructed station will reopen on July 20, 2025. The new station will feature wider platforms, better lighting, and be accessible to passengers with disabilities.{{cite news|title=Major Red Line Reconstruction Begins Soon, Starting With Demolition Of 100-Year-Old Stations, Tracks|publisher=Block Club Chicago|author=Ward, Joe|url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/20/date-set-for-cta-to-launch-major-red-line-reconstruction-starting-with-demolition-of-100-year-old-stations-tracks/|date=20 April 2021|accessdate=20 April 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/28/22254437/cta-red-line-station-designs-unveiled-modernization-project|title=CTA unveils new Red Line station designs|first=Cindy|last=Hernandez|date=January 28, 2021|website=Chicago Sun-Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/the-cta-offers-a-sneak-peek-of-four-redesigned-red-line-stations-012821|title=Four CTA Red Line stations are getting a makeover|first=Zach|last=Long|website=Time Out Chicago}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.transitchicago.com/rpm/lawrmawr/|title=CTA Red & Purple Modernization: Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization Project|website=CTA}}

Bus connections

CTA

  • 36 Broadway (approximately one half block away on Broadway)
  • 81 Lawrence (Owl Service) (Currently re-routed to Wilson during station closure) {{cite web | url=https://www.transitchicago.com/travel-information/alert-detail/?AlertId=76180 | title=CTA Customer Alert Details }}

Notes and references

= Notes =

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The station is closed for reconstruction and is scheduled to reopen on July 20, 2025.

= References =

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External links

{{Commons category|Lawrence (CTA)}}

  • [http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/redline_schedules/Lawrence.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]
  • [http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=91 Lawrence Station Page] [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.969051,-87.65839&panoid=iFLO-wK9utjdepNpl3NmnA&cbp=12,184.18,,0,2.88&ll=41.969047,-87.658496&spn=0.003366,0.010568&t=h&z=17 Lawrence Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]

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