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Evanston Main Street station

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Owned by
  
Union Pacific

Parking
  
Yes

Opened
  
1910

Platforms in use
  
2

Line(s)
  
Union Pacific North

Disabled access
  
Yes

Owner
  
Union Pacific Railroad

Tracks
  
2

Evanston Main Street station

Location
  
600 Main Street Evanston, Illinois 60202

Connections
  
Purple Line at Main (CTA) CTA Buses

Address
  
Evanston, IL 60202, United States

Similar
  
Evanston Davis Street stat, South Boulevard station, Jarvis (CTA), Tobey Prinz Beach Park, Hartigan Beach Park

Evanston Main Street is the southernmost of the three commuter railroad stations in Evanston, Illinois, United States. It is served solely by Metra's Union Pacific/North trains, which go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is typically 23 minutes, but can be as high as 26 minutes during rush hour. In Metra's zone-based fare system, the station is in zone C. The station does not contain a ticket agent booth; passengers must purchase their tickets on board the train.

The station is located on Main Street between Chicago Avenue and Custer Avenue, with CTA's Main station immediately to the east. It is one of two Metra stations in Evanston to provide direct transfers to the CTA rail system, the other being the Davis Street station. The neighboring area contains multi-story apartment buildings and the Main Street Station Shopping District.

Main Street station also houses a cultural center known as Evanston Arts Depot, which houses the offices of the Custer's Last Stand festival and has performance space for Piccolo Theatre.

Bus and rail connections

CTA Purple Line

  • Main
  • CTA Buses

  • 205 Chicago/Golf
  • References

    Evanston Main Street station Wikipedia