Granville station (CTA)

Track layout
	Legend
	Purple Line Express
	north to Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Purple Line Express
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Granville

6200N
1200W
Granville 6200N; 1200W
Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 115 years ago
Rebuilt	1921, 1980, 2012
Previous names	North Edgewater
Passengers
2022	598,670 29%
Services
	Purple Line does not stop here
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Purple Line Express
	north to Linden
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Purple Line Express
	south to Loop
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Granville is a

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.

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 (equivalent to $114 million in 2023^[3]) 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.^[4] The Granville station reopened at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2012.

Bus connections

CTA

36 Broadway^[5]

References

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "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.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "36 Broadway". Chicago Transit Authority.

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[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.

[inflation-US-3] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] "36 Broadway". Chicago Transit Authority.

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