Calvary station (CRT)

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CALVARY   400N 500W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	400 Chicago Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60202
Coordinates	42°01′30″N 87°40′40″W / 42.0249°N 87.6779°W / 42.0249; -87.6779
Owned by	Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Evanston Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-05-16)
Closed	1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Main toward Linden Evanston Line Howard Terminus
Location

Calvary was a station on the Chicago Rapid Transit Company's Evanston Line, now the Chicago Transit Authority's Purple Line. The station was located at 400 Chicago Avenue, across from the entrance to Calvary Cemetery. Calvary opened on May 16, 1908, and closed in 1931; it was replaced by South Boulevard. After its closure, Calvary remained boarded and abandoned for seven decades before being demolished in February 1995.^[1]