Main (CTA)

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	Main
Coordinates: 900 N, 732 W Lines: Purple Platforms: 2 Opened: 1908 2005 passenger entrances: 362,693 0%

Main is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line at 836 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 900 north, 732 west). It is near the Main Street stop of Metra's Union Pacific/North Line.

The current station has been in place since 1910, with only slight modifications to the station since, most notably a 90 foot extension of the platform in 1997 so that a motorman in the front car could see all doors stopped at the station (the platform had curved at one end previously). Main is one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.

[edit] External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Chicago "L".org: Stations - Main

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 42.03333° -87.67925°
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  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

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