Dempster is an 'L' station on the CTA's Purple Line at 1316 Sherman Place in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 1300 north, 800 west).

Dempster
 
1300N
800W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1316 Sherman Place
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates42°02′31″N 87°40′57″W / 42.04187°N 87.68237°W / 42.04187; -87.68237
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Evanston Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 16, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Passengers
2022129,295[1]Increase 26.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Davis
toward Linden
Purple Line Main
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Evanston Chicago – Evanston South Evanston
towards Chicago
Location
Map
The Dempster station house in 2021

The current station has been in place since 1910. A 1991 CTA budget crisis almost precipitated the station's closure, but the CTA decided to keep it open. Dempster is now one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 206 Evanston Circulator (school days only)

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only)

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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