Asbury station explained

Asbury
Color:PreKDR
Grid:1300W 200N
Size:1
Type:Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Coordinates:42.0221°N -87.6901°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 tracks
Opened:March 28, 1925
Closed:March 27, 1948[1]
Other Services Header:Former services
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail-metro
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  1. 888
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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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yellow Line. Garfield. Graham. Chicago-L.org. December 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045725/http://chicago-l.org/operations/lines/yellow.html. November 21, 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: Asbury . December 27, 2010 . Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122063454/http://chicago-l.org/stations/asbury.html. November 22, 2010 . live.
  3. News: New Yellow Line CTA stops up for discussion . Chicago Tribune . September 15, 2011.
  4. News: Site for new Evanston stop on CTA's Yellow Line faces funding hurdle . Chicago Tribune . April 16, 2012.