Foster (CTA)

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	Foster

Station statistics

Address

900 Foster St.,
Evanston, IL 60201

Coordinates

(2000N/900W)

Lines

Purple Line

Connections

CTA bus

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

May 16, 1908

Rebuilt

1931

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2006)

217,380 ▬ 0%

Foster is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 900 Foster Street (directional coordinates 2000 north, 900 west), just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

Like the rest of the 'L' tracks north of the Wilson station, Foster is elevated on a solid fill embankment, unlike the steel structure commonly associated with the 'L'. It lacks a formal station house; two staircases on the south side of Foster Street lead up to a small area containing a customer assistant's booth, a farecard vending machine, and two turnstiles. The island platform is composed of concrete and stretches north from the station entrance, covered by a canopy its entire length. Southbound trains stop on the west side of the platform, while northbound trains stop at the east part. The platform can only accommodate six-car trains because the north tip of the platform has been removed, although its framing and canopy are still in place.