Central (CTA Purple Line)

For other stations on the CTA system named Central, see Central (CTA).

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
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
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. 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.

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