Main station (CTA)

Track layout
	Legend
	Evanston
	Main Street
	Howard or
	the Loop

Main

900N
732W
Main 900N; 732W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	836 Chicago Avenue; Evanston, Illinois 60202
Coordinates	42°02′00″N 87°40′45″W / 42.03333°N 87.67925°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Evanston Main Street; CTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 116 years ago
Rebuilt	1909; 115 years ago
Passengers
2022	157,729 19.3%
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Evanston
	Main Street
	Howard or
	the Loop
Location
Location

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.

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.

Bus and rail connections

CTA

206 Evanston Circulator (school days only)

Pace

213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only)

Metra

Evanston Main Street

References

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

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[1] "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

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