Wellington is next. Doors open on the right at Wellington. This is Wellington.
Lee Crooks, voice of the CTA
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Step-free from street to platform!
Outdoor bike racks and Divvy dock!
Real-time tracking is coming to this website, cross my heart. Goodbye to the Belmont peek!
Wellington is serviced by the Brown Line at all times and supplimented by the Purple Line Express during weekday rush hours.
KDR platform signage, circa early 1980s
The red background indicated CTA designated Wellington an “A” station. Beginning August 1, 1949 only Ravenswood/Brown Line “A” trains would serve the station. The legendary skip-stop practice would remain in effect until February 5, 1995, though signs would remain until renovations closed the station on March 30, 2008.
Original platform signage, 1900
Dating back to the original Northwestern ‘L’ these signs hung around well into the late 1970s. No examples have been found of the design's successor, which include grid coordinates, from a unified Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT). Either that or there would be no room with CRT's longest station name! The Brown Line features a similar replica sign at Francisco station farther out on the Ravenswood Branch.
Purple Line Express to the Loop, 2022
On a cool, late summer evening a six-car 5000-series set glides into Wellington station. After “terminating” around the Loop, the train will return to the North Side Main, stopping at Wellington once more on the way out to Linden.