Linden (CTA station)

Linden
Station statistics
Address 349 Linden Avenue
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Lines
  Purple Line
Structure At-grade
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Parking 328 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened April 2, 1912[1]
Rebuilt 1993
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly Linden-Wilmette (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 323,468[2]  1.8%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
Terminus Purple Line
toward Howard or The Loop
(closed 1973)
toward Howard or The Loop
Linden Avenue Terminal(a.k.a.; CTA Station, 4th and Linden)
The original Linden Station
Built: 1912
Architect: Arthur Gerber
Architectural style: Prairie School
NRHP Reference#:
  1. 84001002

Linden is an 'L' station and the northern terminus of CTA's Purple Line. It is the only 'L' stop in Wilmette, Illinois, and is located at 349 Linden Avenue (directional coordinates 500 north, 400 west). It is the northernmost 'L' station in the CTA system, and it is the only remaining station on the Purple Line at ground level after the line descends from the elevated embankment shortly after crossing the North Shore Channel and entering Wilmette. An older station, the Linden Avenue Terminal, remains; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The stop is only a few blocks away from the Bahá'í House of Worship, and is about a mile from Metra's Wilmette commuter railroad station.

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History

The original station opened 1912, with a station house designed by Arthur Gerber added in 1913.[3] In 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4] A new station was built close to the original in 1993; the original building has since been converted into a bank.

Bus connections

Pace

References

  1. ^ "Night Raid Puts "L" in Wilmette". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 9. April 3, 1912. 
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Linden". Chicago-"L".org. http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/linden.html. Retrieved 2006-12-07. 
  4. ^ Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

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