Main St. Evanston Station

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  City: Evanston 

Directions to and from Main St. Evanston Station  |  Nearby

While the 'L' and Metra stations are co-located, the station entrances are not aligned for easy transfer so it is not considered at a transfer point given the availability to do so at the Davis St. Evanston Station further north.

Points of interest

• Main St/Evanston

CTA 'L'

The 'L' side of the station is simply named Main. The CTA station is not wheelchair accessible.

This station is served by Purple Line.

CTA ticket machines are available at the station house on Chicago Ave, which sell reloadable Ventra card, single-ride, or 1 day ticket. All riders must pass through the turnstile with a valid Ventra card, ticket, contactless bank card, or mobile device with Apple/Samsung/Android Pay.

This station features side platforms.

South to Howard, the Loop	North to Linden
Real time departures:
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⇓ Next Station: South Boulevard	⇑ Next Station: Dempster

Real time data provided by CTA

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CTA service advisory

• special-note: Boarding Change at WilsonWest platform at Wilson is temporarily closed. Board/exit all trains on the east platform. [1]
• normal: Service for 2025 Cubs Weekday Night Games and Wrigley Field ConcertsLoop-bound Purple Line Express trains will stop at Sheridan for all weekday Cubs night games and Wrigley Field concerts. [2]
• planned: Red and Purple Line Trains Share Track between Thorndale and WilsonRed and Purple line trains share tracks btwn Thorndale and Wilson. Purple Line Express trains continue to make only express stops between Howard and Wilson. [3]

Metra

This station is served by the UP-N Union Pacific North line. Waiting room is available. Tickets may be purchased online, through the Ventra mobile app, or onboard the train from conductors. This station features side platforms. The east platform is for trains to Chicago.

This stop is in fare zone 2.

Metra lines at Main St. Evanston Station
Next stop				Next stop
Davis St. Evanston North to Kenosha	◀	UP-N Union Pacific North	▶	Rogers Park South to Chicago

Bus

Pace

213

Green Bay Road