South Blvd (CTA)

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South Blvd
Station statistics
Address	602 South Blvd., Evanston, IL 60202
Coordinates	(525N/500W)
Lines	Purple Line
Connections	CTA bus
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1931
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly	Calvary Station (Replacement)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	228,052 ▲ 2%

South Blvd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line at 602 South Boulevard in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 525 north, 500 west).

The current station has been in place since 1931, replacing the Calvary Cemetery stop to the south, to better serve the developing residential area directly to the north of the cemetery. The station has only seen slight modifications to the since, mostly to lighting and signage.

[edit] Bus Connections

CTA Buses

• #205 Chicago/Golf
• #N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service)

[edit] External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• South Boulevard Station Page at Chicago-L.Org

• South Blvd (CTA) is at coordinates 42°01′41″N 87°40′45″W / 42.02792, -87.67919 (South Blvd (CTA))Coordinates: 42°01′41″N 87°40′45″W / 42.02792, -87.67919 (South Blvd (CTA))

Preceding station		Chicago 'L'		Following station
Main toward Linden		Purple Line		Howard toward Howard or the Loop

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