Asbury station

Asbury was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Asbury Avenue and Brummel Street in Evanston, Illinois. Asbury was situated east of Dodge and west of Ridge. Asbury opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.[2]

ASBURY
 
1300W
200N
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
LocationAsbury Avenue and Brummel Street
Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42.02205°N 87.69012°W / 42.02205; -87.69012
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Niles Center branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeOpen cut
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1925
ClosedMarch 27, 1948[1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Dodge
toward Dempster
Niles Center branch Ridge
toward Howard
Location

After the successful reopening of the Oakton station in 2012, it was determined that either the Dodge, Asbury, or Ridge stations could be rebuilt and reopened as well.[3] It appears the Asbury station has won approval but a timeline has yet to be established.[4]

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. Garfield, Graham. "Asbury". Chicago-L.org. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  3. "New Yellow Line CTA stops up for discussion". Chicago Tribune. September 15, 2011.
  4. "Site for new Evanston stop on CTA's Yellow Line faces funding hurdle". Chicago Tribune. April 16, 2012.
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