South Boulevard station

Track layout
	Purple Line
	north to Linden
	Purple Line
	south to Howard or Loop

South Blvd
South Blvd 525N; 500W
	Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	602 South Boulevard; Evanston, Illinois 60202
Coordinates	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
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	July 1, 1931
Previous names	Calvary Station (Replacement)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	232,812[1] 1.4%
Rank	139 out of 143
Services
Track layout
	Purple Line
	north to Linden
	Purple Line
	south to Howard or Loop

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).

South Boulevard station house in 2020

In 1931, the old Calvary station was replaced by South Boulevard and it was opened on July 1, 1931. Designed by Arthur U. 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

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

CTA

206 Evanston Circulator (school days only)

Pace

213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only)

Notes and references

Notes

References

"Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
"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.

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[1] "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[2] "South Boulevard Station to Be Opened Today". The Evanston Review. July 1, 1931. p. 24.

[3] 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.

[4] "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.