Evanston Davis Street is a commuter railroad station in downtown

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. It is served by

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with trains going south to

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and as far north as

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. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Davis Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, Evanston Davis Street is the 12th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,876 weekday boardings. The station is next to the Davis station of the

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's Purple Line, where CTA and Pace buses terminate. Between the two stations is 909 Davis Street, a six-story building with a kiss-and-ride loop for car drop-off. Davis Street station, at Davis Street and Maple Avenue, has two elevated platforms. Northbound trains stop at the west platform and southbound trains stop at the east platform. The ticket agent's office is on the east platform. At ground level, there is a restaurant called Chef's Station. Just to the east of the Davis CTA station is the 12-story Sherman Avenue Garage. As of February 16, 2024, Evanston Davis Street is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. During the summer concert season, the extra weekend train to also stops here. This is the closest Metra station to most of the buildings on

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's Evanston campus, with the exception of Ryan Field, which is closer to the station.

History

When the Chicago & Milwaukee railroad, the predecessor of the

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was built, there was only a single track. The stations were placed on the North side of tracks on the other C&NW West line, the original Chicago and Galena Union line.Ask Geoffrey: 10/9
WTTW News, October 9, 2013 The station buildings were built on the side for inbound Chicago passengers. The Davis Street station was the only stop in Evanston for intercity Chicago and North Western Railway trains, such as the Twin Cities 400.Chicago & North Western Railway Route of the "400" The Streamliners and the Challengers ime Table Rand McNally, January 15, 1939. Chicago, IL The Union Pacific bought the assets of the C&NW.

Transportation

The Davis Street Metra station is only steps west of the CTA station and, together with that station, forms a transportation center allowing easy transfer from one station to the other, there is also a pedestrian walkway. Rail CTA Purple Line * Davis Bus CTA * 93 California/Dodge (Monday–Saturday only) * 201 Central/Ridge (Monday–Saturday only) * 206 Evanston Circulator (school days only) Pace * 208 Golf Road * 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only) * 250 Dempster Street *

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Dempster Line

References

External links

Metra - Evanston Davis StreetChef's Station - Evanston, IL 60201 / Metromix ChicagoDavis Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewChurch Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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