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Main Station (other)
A main station is a railway station that is the primary or central railway hub for a city. Main station may in particular refer to: * Main station (CTA), on the purple line * Main station (CTA Niles Center Line) See also * Main Street station (other) * Central station (other) * * Station (other) * Main (other) {{Station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Station
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the city centres themselves.Kellerman, Aharon. "Central railway stations" in ''Daily Spatial Mobilities: Physical and Virtual'', Oxford: Routledge, 2012. pp. 159-161. Bán, D. ''The railway station in the social science.'' The Journal of Transport History, 28, 289-93, 2007. As a result, "Central Station" is often, but not always, part of the proper name for a railway station that is the central or primary railway hub for a city. Development Emergence and growth Central stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century during what has been termed the "Railway Age".Richards, Jeffrey and John M. MacKenzie, ''The Railway Station'', Oxford: OUP, 1986. Initially railway stations were built on the edge of city centres but, subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Station (CTA)
Main is an Chicago "L", 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority, CTA's Purple Line (CTA), Purple Line at 836 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 900 north, 732 west). It is near the Evanston Main Street station, Main Street station of Metra's Union Pacific North Line. The current station has been in place since 1908, with only little renovation to the station since then, most notably a 90-foot extension of the platform in 1997 so that a motorman in the front car could see all doors stopped at the station (the platform had curved at one end previously). Main is one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan. Bus and rail connections List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes, CTA *206 Evanston Circulator (school days only) Pace (transit), Pace *213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only) Metra *Evanston Main Street station, Evanston Main Street References External links Train schedule (PDF)aCTA official siteMain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Station (CTA Niles Center Line)
Main was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Main Street and Niles Center Road in Skokie, Illinois Skokie (; formerly Niles Center) is a Village (United States), village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 67,824. Skokie lies approximately north of Chicago's dow .... Main was situated south of Dempster and north of Oakton. Main opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch. References Defunct Chicago "L" stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1925 1925 establishments in Illinois 1948 disestablishments in Illinois Skokie, Illinois Demolished railway stations in the United States Railway stations in the United States closed in 1948 {{Chicago-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Street Station (other)
Main Street station may refer to: Canada * Main Street station (Toronto), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Main Street–Science World station, a SkyTrain station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada United Kingdom * Main Street railway station (Glasgow), in Glasgow, Scotland United States * Main Street station (SEPTA), in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States * Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States * Alma School/Main Street station, in Mesa, Arizona, United States * Center/Main Street station, in Mesa, Arizona, United States * Downers Grove Main Street station, in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States * Evanston Main Street station, in Evanston, Illinois, United States * Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line), in Queens, New York, United States * Flushing–Main Street (LIRR station), in Queens, New York, United States * Mesa Drive/Main Street station, in Mesa, Arizona, United States * Richmond Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Station (other)
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the city centres themselves.Kellerman, Aharon. "Central railway stations" in ''Daily Spatial Mobilities: Physical and Virtual'', Oxford: Routledge, 2012. pp. 159-161. Bán, D. ''The railway station in the social science.'' The Journal of Transport History, 28, 289-93, 2007. As a result, "Central Station" is often, but not always, part of the proper name for a railway station that is the central or primary railway hub for a city. Development Emergence and growth Central stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century during what has been termed the "Railway Age".Richards, Jeffrey and John M. MacKenzie, ''The Railway Station'', Oxford: OUP, 1986. Initially railway stations were built on the edge of city centres but, subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Station (other)
Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle station, a cattle-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand **Sheep station, a sheep-rearing station in Australia or New Zealand Communications * Radio communication station, a radio frequency communication station of any kind, including audio, TV, and non-broadcast uses ** Radio broadcasting station, an audio station intended for reception by the general public ** Amateur radio station, a station operating on frequencies allocated for ham or other non-commercial use ** Broadcast relay station ** Ground station (or Earth station), a terrestrial radio station for extraplanetary telecommunication with satellites or spacecraft ** Television station * Courier station, a relay station in a courier system ** Station of the ''cursus publicus'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
