 Just to the west of the station the Pink Line branches off from the Lake Street branch to follow the Paulina Connector to the Douglas branch.The adjacent stations are (), which is located about to the west, (), which is located about to the south, and station, approximately to the east.Ashland station opened on November 6, 1893 as part of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's initial route, and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'.