Linden station (CTA)

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Linden station (CTA) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 42°04′26″N 87°41′26″W / 42.07379°N 87.69056°W

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Linden

500N
400W

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station

A Howard-bound train boarding passengers

General information

Location

349 Linden Avenue
Wilmette, Illinois 60091

Coordinates

42°04′26″N 87°41′26″W / 42.07379°N 87.69056°W

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Line(s)

Evanston Branch

Platforms

1 Island platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

328 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

April 2, 1912; 112 years ago^[1]

Rebuilt

1991–1993; 31 years ago

Previous names

Linden-Wilmette (station sign)

Passengers

2022

128,920^[2]

21.2%

Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Terminus		Purple Line		Central toward Howard or Loop (Clark/Lake)

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Terminus		Evanston Line		Isabella Closed 1973 toward Howard

Preceding station	Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad			Following station
Wilmette toward Milwaukee		North Shore Line Shore Line Route		Central toward Roosevelt Road

Linden Avenue Terminal

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The original Linden station

Built

1912

Architect

Arthur Gerber

Architectural style

Prairie School

NRHP reference No.

84001002

Added to NRHP

1984

Track layout

Legend

to Linden Yard

Purple ends

to Linden Yard

Purple to
Howard or
the Loop

Linden is an 'L' station and the northern terminus of CTA's Purple Line. It is the only 'L' stop in Wilmette, Illinois, and is located at 349 Linden Avenue.

History

Linden destination sign

The original station opened in 1912, with a station house designed by Arthur Gerber added in 1913.^[3] In 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[4] A new station was built close to the original station from October 1991 until September 1993; the original station house has since been converted into retail space.

Location

The station is located at 349 Linden Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. It is the northernmost 'L' station in the CTA system, and it is the only remaining station on the Purple Line at ground level after the line descends from the elevated embankment shortly after crossing the North Shore Channel and entering Wilmette. An older station structure, the Linden Avenue Terminal, remains; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station is only a few blocks west of the Baháʼí House of Worship, and is about a mile east of Metra's Wilmette station. Linden Yard is a small train yard adjacent to the station.

Bus connections

Pace

421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)
423 Linden CTA/The Glen/Harlem CTA (weekdays only)

References

^ "Night Raid Puts "L" in Wilmette". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 3, 1912. p. 9.
^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "Linden". Chicago-"L".org. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
^ Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linden (CTA) and Linden Yard.

Linden Station Page at Chicago-L.Org
CTA - Train schedule: Purple

Ridership figures, 2009 (172 KiB)

Current Chicago "L" stations

Purple Line

Express	Howard Wilson Belmont Wellington Diversey Fullerton Armitage Sedgwick Chicago Merchandise Mart Clark/Lake State/Lake Washington/Wabash Adams/Wabash Library LaSalle/Van Buren Quincy Washington/Wells

v t e Wilmette, Illinois
Bike trails	Green Bay Trail North Branch Trail
Canals and rivers	North Shore Channel Skokie River
Formerly unincorporated places	No Man's Land
Historic districts	Oak Circle Historic District
Lakes	Lake Michigan
Libraries	Wilmette Public Library
Places of worship	Bahá'í House of Worship
Railroads	Purple Line (CTA) Union Pacific / North Line
Defunct railroads	Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Roads and highways	Edens Expressway Sheridan Road
Schools	Public: Wilmette Public Schools District 39 Avoca School District 37 New Trier Twp. HSD 203 Private: Baker Demonstration School Loyola Academy Regina Dominican High School
Shopping centers	Edens Plaza Plaza del Lago
Stations	Linden (CTA station) Wilmette (Metra station)
Defunct stations	Chicago and Northwestern Depot Isabella (CTA station)

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