Dempster station

Dempster is an 'L' station on the CTA's Purple Line at 1316 Sherman Place in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 1300 north, 800 west).

Not to be confused with the Dempster–Skokie Yellow Line station.
Dempster
 
1300N
800W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1316 Sherman Place
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates42.04187°N 87.68237°W / 42.04187; -87.68237
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Evanston Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908 (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt1909 (1909)
Passengers
2022129,295  26.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Davis
toward Linden
 Purple Line Main
toward Howard or Loop
(Clark/Lake)
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Evanston
towards Llewellyn Park
 Chicago – Evanston South Evanston
towards Chicago
Location

The current station has been in place since 1910. A 1991 CTA budget crisis almost precipitated the station's closure, but the CTA decided to keep it open. Dempster is now one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.

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