| Foster Chicago 'L' |
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| Address | Foster Street and Maple Avenue Evanston, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 2000N, 900W | ||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||
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| Opened | May 16, 1908 | ||
| Rebuilt | 1931 | ||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||
| Traffic | |||
| Passengers (2006) | 217,380  0% |
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Foster is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 900 Foster Street (directional coordinates 2000 north, 900 west), just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus. Like the rest of the 'L' tracks north of the Wilson station, Foster is elevated on a solid fill embankment, unlike the steel structure commonly associated with the 'L'. It lacks a formal station house; two staircases on the south side of Foster Street lead up to a small area containing a customer assistant's booth, a farecard vending machine, and two turnstiles. The island platform is composed of concrete and stretches north from the station entrance, covered by a canopy its entire length. Southbound trains stop on the west side of the platform, while northbound trains stop at the east part. The platform can only accommodate six-car trains because the north tip of the platform has been removed, although its framing and canopy are still in place.
External links
Foster Station Page at Chicago-L.Org
- Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
- Foster (CTA) is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Preceding station | Chicago 'L' | Following station | ||
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toward Linden
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Purple Line |
