Berwyn station (CTA)

Berwyn is a temporarily closed 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1121 West Berwyn Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Bryn Mawr, located about 3⁄8 mile (0.60 km) to the north, and Argyle, about 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) to the south, both still in service and serving as alternate stations. Four tracks pass through the station, but there is only single island platform in the center of the tracks. The two western tracks are temporarily out of service for construction and trains on both the Red and Purple Lines pass Berwyn on the eastern tracks without stopping. When the station reopens, it will consist of an island platform with Red Line trains stopping on the inner tracks and Purple Line Express trains bypassing the station on the outer tracks. Berwyn is named for the Berwyn station in the community of the same name, which is west of Philadelphia. Many of the roads (and thus CTA stations) in the Edgewater neighborhood are named after stations on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line.

Berwyn   5300N 1200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
The original Berwyn station before demolition.
General information
Location	1121 West Berwyn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates	41.977833°N 87.658683°W / 41.977833; -87.658683
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform (temporarily out of service)
Tracks	4 (two temporarily out of service)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Starting 2025
Other information
Status	Temporarily closed
History
Opened	1916 (1916)
Rebuilt	1921, 2012, 2021–25
Previous names	Edgewater Beach
Passengers
2020	406,530  59.9%
Rank	57 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Bryn Mawr toward Howard Red Line Argyle toward 95th/Dan Ryan      Purple Line does not stop here
Track layout Purple Line Express north to Linden does not stop here Red Line north to Howard does not stop here Berwyn Ave. Platform temporarily closed Purple Line Express south to Loop does not stop here Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan does not stop here
Location

History

The Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended its services north from Wilson to Central Street in Evanston in 1908, but they did not build a station at Berwyn Avenue until the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment between 1914 and 1922. This new station was built to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson; the date of opening is not known, but a station may have existed at Berwyn by 1916. At the time of its opening the station was named Edgewater Beach Station; the name was changed to Berwyn in the late 1950s, around about the time that Lake Shore Drive was extended from Foster Avenue to Hollywood Avenue destroying the namesake Edgewater beach.

Red & Purple Modernization Project

As part of Phase I of the Red & Purple Modernization Project, the station closed for demolition beginning on May 16, 2021 and a newly constructed station will reopen in early 2025. The new station will feature wider platforms, better lighting, and be accessible to passengers with disabilities.

Bus connections

CTA

• 92 Foster
• 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express

Notes and references

Notes

The station is closed for reconstruction and is scheduled to reopen in early 2025.

External links

• Berwyn Station Page CTA official site
• Berwyn Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View