Dempster (CTA Purple Line)
Encyclopedia
Dempster is a station
on the Chicago Transit Authority
's 'L' system
, on the Purple Line
at 1316 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois
(directional coordinates 1300 north, 800 west).
The current station has been in place since 1910. The station, after being one of the many stations proposed to be shut down during a 1991 CTA budget crisis but getting a reprieve, is now one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs....
's 'L' system
Chicago 'L'
The L is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority...
, on the Purple Line
Purple Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
The Purple Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is a branch line on the northernmost section of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit network. Normally, it extends south from the Wilmette terminal at Linden Avenue, passing through Evanston to Howard Street, on Chicago's northern city limits...
at 1316 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
(directional coordinates 1300 north, 800 west).
The current station has been in place since 1910. The station, after being one of the many stations proposed to be shut down during a 1991 CTA budget crisis but getting a reprieve, is now one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.
Bus connections
CTA-
#N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service) -
#205 Chicago/Golf