Countdown To A New Brown | Fullerton Station

Countdown To A New Brown | The Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Fullerton Station
943-47 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

Station Status:

The Fullerton station will stay open during Brown Line construction.

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CTA to Accelerate Three-Track Work

Escalators Added to Fullerton and
Belmont Renovations

The construction work to realign the tracks at the Belmont and Fullerton Brown Line stations will be accelerated, allowing the CTA to restore the southbound track to service by the end of 2008, six months earlier than previously announced.

Southbound Brown, Red and Purple Express trains have been limited to one southbound track at Belmont and Fullerton since March 30 while the platforms are being rebuilt and tracks reconfigured to allow room for the installation of elevators at both stations. As a result of three-track operation, CTA has supplemented bus service near the stations and added personnel and signage in an effort to assist affected customers.

In addition, the CTA announced that it will add escalators to the Belmont and Fullerton stations. The original plans provided space for future installation of escalators but because the project remains within its budget and on schedule the CTA has determined that there are sufficient funds to install two escalators at each station. The escalator installation is scheduled to be completed by December 2009.

Read press release.

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Red, Brown & Purple Express Trains
Share One Track

Eight-Car Trains Operate on Brown Line
During Rush Periods

The next phase of three-track operation at the Belmont and Fullerton stations has started.

Effective March 30, 2008, southbound trains are limited to one track at the Belmont and Fullerton stations due to construction for the Brown Line capacity expansion project. To help ease the impact, the CTA is operating eight-car trains on the Brown Line during morning and evening rush hours. The introduction of eight-car service has occurred nearly 18 months earlier than originally planned.

Read more about three-track operation.

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Northbound Red Line Trains
Resume Operation on Normal Track at Fullerton on Friday, January 25

Northbound Red Line trains resumed operating on the inner northbound track at Fullerton station, track 3, on Friday, January 25, 2008. Construction crews have completed northbound track work at Fullerton so northbound Red Line trains will no longer have to share tracks with northbound Brown and Purple Express trains. Northbound Red Line customers have resumed normal boarding and exiting at Fullerton.

Red, Brown and Purple Express trains have shared one northbound track at Fullerton since April 2, 2007 while the platform was rebuilt and tracks were reconfigured. (more)

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Temporary Station Entrance at Fullerton Opens October 8

Reconstruction of the Fullerton station requires CTA customers to use a temporary station entrance beginning Sunday, October 8, 2006 as work continues to rebuild the facility as part of the Brown Line capacity expansion project.

Beginning Sunday, October 8 at 1 p.m., CTA customers can access trains at Fullerton via the temporary station entrance, which is located on the south side of Fullerton Avenue approximately 70 feet east of the existing stationhouse.

The temporary station entrance will provide the same amenities as a regular station, including a Customer Assistant booth and farecard vending machines.

CTA buses that provide direct service to the Fullerton station –
#11 Lincoln/Sedgwick and #74 Fullerton – are not affected.

The Renovated Fullerton Station

Renovated Fullerton station platform.

Click image for street level rendering illustrating the future Fullerton station.

The renovated Fullerton station will benefit all Brown Line customers with:


•	Accessibility for everyone Elevators and accessible turnstiles meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
•	Modern and convenient features Escalators and wider stairways to improve platform access, more turnstiles to ease congestion and additional exits/entrances to improve the flow of customer traffic.

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