Linden station (CTA)

Linden
Location 349 Linden Avenue
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates 42°04′26″N 87°41′26″W / 42.07379°N 87.69056°W / 42.07379; -87.69056
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Purple Line
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 328 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened April 2, 1912[1]
Rebuilt 1991–93
Previous names Linden-Wilmette (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 291,913[2] Increase 1%
Rank 136 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
TerminusPurple Line
toward 
Linden Avenue Terminal
The original Linden Station
Built 1912
Architect Arthur Gerber
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP Reference # 84001002
Route map
Legend
To Linden Yard
To Linden Yard

Purple Line
south to Howard or Loop
This article is about the railway station in Wilmette, Illinois. For a railway station in Linden, New Jersey, see Linden (NJT station). For the railway station in Australia, see Linden railway station. For railway station in Wellington, New Zealand, see Linden Railway Station.

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.

History

Linden destination sign

The original station opened in 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 station from October 1991 until September 1993; the original station house has since been converted into a bank.

Location

The station is located at 349 Linden Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. 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 station 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.

Transportation

Buses

Pace

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Night Raid Puts "L" in Wilmette". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 3, 1912. p. 9.
  2. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Linden". Chicago-"L".org. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
  4. ↑ Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

External links

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