Foster station

Foster   2000N 900W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	900 Foster Street Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates	42°03′15″N 87°41′01″W / 42.054136°N 87.683604°W / 42.054136; -87.683604
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	January 6, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-01-06)
Rebuilt	1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Passengers
2022	133,737[1]  36.7% (CTA)
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Noyes toward Linden Purple Line Davis toward Howard or Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Noyes toward North Chicago Junction North Shore Line Shore Line Route Church toward Roosevelt Road
Track layout Legend Purple to Linden Hamlin St. North Shore Line platform removed 1970 Foster St. Purple to Howard or the Loop
Location

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.