Davis station (CTA)

Davis is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 1612 Benson Avenue (directional coordinates 1600 north, 800 west), in the middle of downtown Evanston, and next to the Davis Street stop of Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. The station is also a terminus for one CTA and two Pace bus routes. The station is referred to as the Davis Transit Center by Pace.

Davis   1600N 800W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	1612 Benson Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates	42.04771°N 87.68363°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Evanston Davis Street Pace and CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 16, 1908
Rebuilt	1908–10, 1978–79, 1992–94
Passengers
2019	1,091,440[1]  5.3% (CTA)
Rank	60 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Foster toward Linden Purple Line Dempster toward Howard Purple Line Express Dempster toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Noyes Street towards Llewellyn Park Chicago – Evanston Dempster towards Chicago
Track layout Benson Ave. Purple Line north to Linden Church St. Davis St. Purple Line south to Howard or Loop

History

Structure

The current station was reconstructed from 1992 until 1994, and is made out of brick and concrete with a spacious metal and glass train shed, but lacks the styling or decoration found in many other CTA stations, giving Davis a modern urban, if utilitarian, feel. The station sports two prominent clock towers, on the west and east sides. It has several different paintings hanging in various areas of the platform. It also has a light board system, as well as a speaker system to alert passengers of train delays. There is a Dunkin' Donuts on the lower level, near the fare card vending machines. The platform, like most elevated CTA platforms, has a problem with pigeons. To combat the dropping issue, the CTA installed a fishnet over the entire station. While the fishnet has stopped pigeons from the area over the rails, there are a few signs, toward the back of the platforms, that have spikes, which does not work that often.

Platform signage

Davis is one of the four test sites for the Active Transit Station Signs (ATSS) program. In September 2002, the signs were installed at the station. The signs display preprogrammed and service-related messages as well as a countdown until the next train; however, the Davis station's signs do not display the countdown feature due to a programming glitch.[2]

Transportation

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

Rail

Metra

• Evanston Davis Street (Metra)

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
2. "Davis Stop", Chicago L

External links

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Davis Street Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• Davis Station Page CTA official site