Central station (CTA Purple Line)

Central   2600N 1000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	1024 Central Street Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates	42°03′50″N 87°41′09″W / 42.063950°N 87.685742°W / 42.063950; -87.685742
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 16, 1916; 108 years ago (1916-05-16)
Rebuilt	1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Passengers
2022	125,062[1]  13.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Linden Terminus Purple Line Noyes toward Howard or Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Linden toward North Chicago Junction North Shore Line Shore Line Route Noyes toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Llewellyn Park Terminus Chicago – Evanston Noyes Street towards Chicago Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Isabella Closed 1973 toward Linden Evanston Line Noyes toward Howard
Track layout Legend Purple to Linden Central St. North Shore Line platform removed 1970 Purple to Howard or the Loop
Location

Central is a Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 2600 north, 1000 west), the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a block west of Ridge Avenue. The station itself, a Beaux-Arts structure designed by noted transit architect Arthur Gerber,^{[citation needed]} is on the south side of Central Street and is entered at street level, with an auxiliary exit on the north side of the street.^[2]