Lawrence station (CTA)
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| Rebuilt Lawrence station on opening day | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1120 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°58′09′′N 87°39′31′′W / 41.969139°N 87.658493°W / 41.969139; -87.658493 | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | |||||||||||||
| Line | North Side Main Line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 27, 1923; 103 years ago (1923年02月27日) | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995, 2012, 2021–25 | |||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 294,906[1] | |||||||||||||
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Lawrence is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1120 West Lawrence Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Argyle, located about 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) to the north, and Wilson, about 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) to the south. Four tracks pass through the station, with a single island platform in the center of the tracks. Purple Line weekday rush hour express service uses the outside tracks and does 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 Theatre, and the Uptown Theatre.
History
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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.[2]
Red & Purple Modernization Project
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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.[3] 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.[4]
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 reopened on July 20, 2025. The new station features wider platforms, better lighting, and is accessible to passengers with disabilities.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Bus connections
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2025" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
- ^ Lawrence. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed September 24, 2006).
- ^ Roberts, Bob (January 27, 2011). "CTA Riders Voice Their Opinions". CBS Chicago.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Information" (PDF). North Red and Purple Modernization Project. Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ Ward, Joe (April 20, 2021). "Major Red Line Reconstruction Begins Soon, Starting With Demolition Of 100-Year-Old Stations, Tracks". Block Club Chicago . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Cindy (January 28, 2021). "CTA unveils new Red Line station designs". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Long, Zach (January 28, 2021). "The CTA offers a sneak peek of four redesigned Red Line stations". Time Out Chicago.
- ^ "CTA Red & Purple Modernization: Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization Project". CTA.
