Central
Station statistics
Address	1022 Central St. Evanston, IL
Coordinates	2600 N, 1000 W
Lines	Purple Line
Connections	CTA bus
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Other information
Opened	May 16, 1908
Rebuilt	1931
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	268,068 4%

Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line at 1022 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 2600 north, 1000 west).Landmarks close to the station are Evanston Hospital, a fire station, Peter Jans golf course, and the parking lot for the Chandler Newburger Recreation Center. Ryan Field (formerly known as Dyche Stadium), the home of Northwestern University's football team, and Welsh-Ryan Arena, the home of Northwestern's basketball team, are a few blocks west of the station. Just past Ryan Field on the north side of the street is the Evanston landmark Mustard's Last Stand, a hot dog stand that specializes in the bacon double cheeseburger. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 555 KB) Summary Photo by Gerald Farinas of the Central Street CTA station in Evanston, Illinois taken on July 9, 2006. ... The Arch, the main entrance to the Evanston campus of Northwestern University Evanston (elevation 600 ft. ... The Purple Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is a 3. ... Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ... An island platform on a railway describes the situation in which a single platform is placed between two tracks, serving both of them. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Exterior open entrance to a metro station (Tribunal station in Madrid) A metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as metro and subway. It is often underground or elevated. ... Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ... The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ... The Purple Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is a 3. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Evanston Hospital is located Evanston, Illinois, near the campus of Northwestern University. ... Fire station in Kostroma, Russia (1823-26). ... For other uses, see Ryan Field. ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... // Basic Information Northwestern University athletics logo Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Stadium: Ryan Field Conference: Big Ten All-Time Win/Loss/Tie Record as of 2006: 449-596-44 Big Ten Championships: 1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000 Trophy Game: Sweet Sioux Tomahawk - University of Illinois History The Northwestern... Welsh-Ryan Arena 2006 Welsh-Ryan Arena is an 8,117-seat multi-purpose arena in Evanston, Illinois. ...

The station sits above Central Street, just west of Ridge Avenue. Central Street station on Metra commuter railroad is less than a mile to the west. Evanston Central Street is the northernmost of the three commuter railroad stations in Evanston, Illinois, USA. It is an elevated station at Green Bay Road and Central Street, surrounded by a neighborhood of stores, restaurants and multi-story apartment buildings. ... A Metra Train Metra (Officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a regional rail that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. ...

Bus Connections

CTA Buses

• #201 Central/Ridge

External links

• Central Street (Evanston Line) Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org
• CTA - Train schedulePDF

• Ridership figures, 2006PDF (172 KiB)

• Central (CTA Purple Line) is at coordinates 42°03′50″N 87°41′09″W / 42.063950, -87.685742Coordinates: 42°03′50″N 87°41′09″W / 42.063950, -87.685742