Dempster–Skokie station explained

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Dempster–Skokie
Line1:Yellow
Grid:8800N 5000W
Size:.6
Type:Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Style:CTA
Address:5005 Dempster Street
Skokie, Illinois 60077
Coordinates:(8800 N/5000 W)
Line:Skokie Swift
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking: 441 spaces
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:[1]
Closed:March 27, 1948  - April 20, 1964
Rebuilt:1993–94
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Village of Skokie
Former:Skokie Terminal
Dempster
Skokie
Pass Year:2022
Passengers:231,114[2]
Pass Percent:22.4
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Nrhp:
Dempster Street Station
Embed:yes
Location:5001 Dempster Street, Skokie, Illinois 60077
Coordinates:42.0403°N -87.7522°W
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Shape:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. f9e300
Zoom:15
Added:February 28, 1996
Refnum:95001005

Dempster–Skokie, formerly known as Dempster, or Skokie, is an 'L' station on the CTA's Yellow Line at 5005 Dempster Street in Skokie, Illinois (directional coordinates 8800 north, 5000 west). It is one of three stops on the Yellow Line, and the line’s western terminus, Dempster–Skokie is one of two CTA rail stations in Skokie, and is at grade level.

History

The station was originally constructed in 1925 as part of a new high-speed bypass route for the North Shore Line known as the Skokie Valley Route. Trains of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company's Niles Center Route also used this station as a terminal until that service was ended by the CTA in 1948. The North Shore Line ceased operating in early 1963, but the CTA instated a new service the following year which served a "temporary" station on the same location. This service was, and to some extent still is, known as the Skokie Swift, and is currently called the Yellow Line.

The current stationhouse has been in place since 1994. The original stationhouse, known as Dempster Street Station, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places[3] and stands east of its original location, moved at a cost of $1 million in order to make space for the new station and its parking lot. The original station house is currently occupied by a Starbucks coffee shop and a law office; the Starbucks also has a drive-thru lane. The former station's address is 5001 Dempster Street.

Service

The station houses bus stops for CTA and Pace buses and was once the Greyhound bus Skokie terminal.[4] However, Greyhound discontinued service to Skokie in 2012.

Dempster–Skokie is one of two terminals on the "L" that uses two side platforms instead of a single platform or bay platform (the other being Cottage Grove). The east platform does not have fare controls and only allows discharging.

On June 8, 2011, the Chicago Transit Board approved the renaming of the Skokie station to Dempster–Skokie. This was done with the announcement of the name for the infill station at Oakton.[5]

Location

Dempster–Skokie is located at 5005 Dempster Street at Dempster Street and Bronx Avenue. It is 0.5miles from the I-94 Dempster ramp. It is located in the village of Skokie, Illinois, which borders Chicago at its southwest corner and Evanston to its east. Dempster–Skokie is one of the two 'L' stations to serve Skokie; the other is . The station is the middle of a major commercial/transportation center of Skokie. The Skokie Valley Trail runs west of the station.[6]

Bus connections

CTA

Pace

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 15,000 Witness Official Opening of Niles Center "L" . Chicago Daily Tribune . March 29, 1925 . 5.
  2. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2022 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023 . June 9, 2023 .
  3. Web site: North Shore Station . Landmarks Illinois . 2024-08-10.
  4. Web site: Greyhound.com: Locations: Skokie, Illinois . Greyhound . July 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708071413/http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/locations.aspx?state=il . July 8, 2012 .
  5. CTA Changes Existing Yellow Line Station Name, Announces Names of New Yellow, Green/Pink Stations. Chicago Transit Authority. June 8, 2011.
  6. Web site: Valley Line Trail (Skokie Valley Trail) | Attractions in North Park, Chicago . 25 September 2020 . TimeOut.
  7. Web site: 27 July 2023 . Pulse Dempster Line . Pace Suburban Bus .