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Dodge station

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Dodge was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Dodge Street and Mulford Street in Evanston, Illinois. Dodge was situated east of Crawford-East Prairie and west of Asbury. Dodge opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.[2]

LocationDodge Street and Mulford Street
Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42.02255°N 87.69952°W / 42.02255; -87.69952
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Dodge station in 1968 being used for a fantrip
General information
LocationDodge Street and Mulford Street
Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42.02255°N 87.69952°W / 42.02255; -87.69952
OwnerChicago Transit Authority
LineNiles Center branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1925
ClosedMarch 27, 1948[1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Crawford–East Prairie
toward Dempster
Niles Center branch Asbury
toward Howard
Location
Close

Later proposals

The former Dodge site was later evaluated as one of three possible south Evanston locations for a new Yellow Line station in a regional/city study.[3] In 2012, an Evanston advisory committee recommended Asbury over Dodge for the station location.[4]

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