South Boulevard, (shortened to 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).
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| Location | 602 South Boulevard Evanston, Illinois 60202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°01′41″N 87°40′45″W / 42.02792°N 87.67919°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Evanston Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CTA and Pace buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 1, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Calvary Station (replacement) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 110,176[1]  28% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1931, the old Calvary station was replaced by South Boulevard and it was opened on July 1, 1931. Designed by Arthur Gerber, South Boulevard consists of a winding central platform to the shape of the street that overlooks. It is now very similar to the original station, only catenary maintained by steel arches disappeared in 1973 during the installation of an electric rail to the ground while the lighting was renewed in 1998. For the rest, except for renovation from 2004 to 2005, the structure has not changed.
History
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The current station has been in place since July 1, 1931, when it replaced the Calvary Cemetery stop to the south,[2] to better serve the developing residential area directly to the north of the cemetery. The station has only received little renovation since then, like new lighting and signage.
The closure of the South Boulevard station (along with Foster) appeared as part of three of the CTA's six potential options for the renovation of the Purple Line and northern section of the Red Line.[3][4]
Bus connections
edit- 206 Evanston Circulator (school days only)
- 213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only)
References
edit- ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "South Boulevard Station to Be Opened Today". The Evanston Review. July 1, 1931. p. 24.
- ^ Bullington, Jonathan (January 25, 2011). "CTA considers chopping two Evanston stations". TribLocal Evanston. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Information" (PDF). North Red and Purple Modernization Project. Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
External links
edit- Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
- South Boulevard Station Page at Chicago-L.Org
- South Boulevard Station Page CTA official site
- South Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
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