Evanston Central Street station

Evanston Central Street is the northernmost of the three commuter railroad stations in Evanston, Illinois, United States. It is an elevated station at Green Bay Road and Central Street, surrounded by a neighborhood of stores, restaurants and multi-story apartment buildings. Just north of the station, the tracks descend to grade and pass through Wilmette on ground level.

Central Street
Location1826 Central Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Owned byUnion Pacific
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections CTA and Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1911
Traffic
Passengers (2018)1,346 (average weekday)[1]
Rank27 of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Wilmette
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific / North Evanston Davis Street
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Wilmette
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Evanston
toward Chicago

Evanston Central Street station is served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line, with service south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. The station is 13.3 miles (21.4 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Evanston Central Street is in zone C. There are two platforms: northbound trains stop at the west platform, and southbound trains stop at the east platform. Evanston Central Street has a station house on the east platform. The station house contains a ticket booth as well as a coffee and pastry shop named "Upstairs Cafe" owned and run by three Evanston women, two of whom are professional bakers.[3] The station house is open from 5:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and a ticket agent is present during these hours on weekdays.

This is the closest Metra station to Northwestern University's sports complex at Ryan Field. The 15th hole fairway and 16th hole tee box of the Canal Shores Golf Course adjoin this Metra station.[4] Chicago Transit Authority's Central station on the Purple Line is less than a mile to the east.

A highly unusual incident occurred at this station on August 23, 2006, when a train bound from Kenosha to Chicago ran out of fuel, apparently due to employee error.[5]

As of 2018, Evanston Central Street is the 27th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,346 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 201 Central/Ridge
  • 206 Evanston Circulator

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line
  3. "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Metra: Rail worker failed to fill 'er up - Chicago Tribune, 25 August 2006

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