Main station (CTA)

Main is an 'L' station on the CTA's Purple Line at 836 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 900 north, 732 west). It is near the Main Street station of Metra's Union Pacific North Line.

Location836 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60202

Coordinates42.03333°N 87.67925°W / 42.03333; -87.67925

OwnerChicago Transit Authority

LineEvanston Branch

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Main   900N 732W
General information
Location	836 Chicago Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60202
Coordinates	42.03333°N 87.67925°W / 42.03333; -87.67925
Owner	Chicago Transit Authority
Line	Evanston Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	at Main Street/​Evanston CTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 118 years ago (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt	1909; 117 years ago (1909)
Passengers
2025	214,987 [1]  12.2%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Dempster toward Linden Purple Line South Boulevard toward Howard or Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Dempster Street toward Llewellyn Park Chicago – Evanston Calvary toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Dempster toward Linden Evanston Line Calvary Closed 1931 toward Howard
Track layout v t e Legend north to Kenosha Purple north to Linden Main St. Main Street/ Evanston Main Washington St. Purple south to Howard or the Loop south to Ogilvie TC
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The current station has been in place since 1908, with only little renovation to the station since then, most notably a 90-foot extension of the platform in 1997 so that a motorman in the front car could see all doors stopped at the station (the platform had curved at one end previously). Main is one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.