Foster station

Foster
 
2000N
900W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location900 Foster Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates42°03′15″N 87°41′01″W / 42.054136°N 87.683604°W / 42.054136; -87.683604
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Evanston Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJanuary 6, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-01-06)
Rebuilt1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Passengers
2022133,737[1]Increase 36.7% (CTA)
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Noyes
toward Linden
Purple Line Davis
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Noyes North Shore Line
Shore Line Route
Church
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.