Skokie (CTA Yellow Line)

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For other stations on the CTA system named Dempster, see Dempster (CTA).

	Skokie

Station statistics

Address

5005 Dempster St.,
Skokie, IL 60077

Coordinates

(8800N,5000W)

Lines

Yellow Line

Structure

Street Level

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Parking

441 Spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

March 28,1925

Rebuilt

1994

Accessible

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Formerly

Dempster

Traffic (CTA)

Passengers (2007)

587,667 ▼ 4%

Skokie destination sign

Skokie, also known as Dempster or Dempster/Skokie, is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Yellow Line at 5001 Dempster Street in Skokie, Illinois (directional coordinates 8800 north, 5000 west). It is one of two stops on the Yellow Line, and currently the northern/western terminus of line, although an extension of the line beyond Dempster has been considered. It is the only CTA rail station in Skokie, and is at grade level.

Dempster Street Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	5001 Dempster St., Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates:	42°2′25″N 87°45′8″W / 42.04028, -87.75222Coordinates: 42°2′25″N 87°45′8″W / 42.04028, -87.75222
Added to NRHP:	February 28, 1996
NRHP Reference#:	95001005 ^[1]
Governing body:	Local

The station was originally constructed in 1925, and the current stationhouse has been in place since 1994. The original stationhouse, known as Dempster Street Station, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and stands 130 feet east of its original location, moved at a cost of $1 million in order to make space for the new station and its parking lot. The original station house is currently occupied by a Starbucks coffee shop and a Washington Mutual bank; the Starbucks also has a drive-thru lane. The former station's address is 5001 Dempster Street.

The station houses bus stops for Pace buses and is also a Greyhound bus terminal.

Plans are underway to build a new Yellow Line station at Oakton Street, serving downtown Skokie and nearby neighborhoods. The station is slated to open in 2008.