Calvary station (CRT)

CALVARY
 
400N
500W
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location400 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60202
Coordinates42°01′30″N 87°40′40″W / 42.0249°N 87.6779°W / 42.0249; -87.6779
Owned byChicago Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Evanston Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-05-16)
Closed1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Main
toward Linden
Evanston Line Howard
Terminus
Location
Map

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]

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Calvary". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved July 29, 2009.