Berwyn station (CTA)

Berwyn is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1121 West Berwyn Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.^[2] The adjacent stations are Bryn Mawr, located about 3⁄8 mile (0.60 km) to the north, and Argyle, about 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) to the south. Four tracks pass through the station, but there is only single island platform in the center of the tracks; Purple Line weekday rush hour express service uses the outside tracks but does not stop at this station. Berwyn is named for the Berwyn station in the community of the same name, which is west of Philadelphia. Many of the roads (and thus CTA stations) in the Edgewater neighborhood are named after stations on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line.^[3]

Berwyn   5300N 1200W
The rebuilt Berwyn station on opening day
General information
Location	1121 West Berwyn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640
Coordinates	41.977833°N 87.658683°W / 41.977833; -87.658683
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	North Side Main Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1916; 109 years ago (1916)
Rebuilt	1921, 2012, 2021–25
Previous names	Edgewater Beach
Passengers
2020	406,530[1]  59.9%
Rank	57 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Bryn Mawr toward Howard Red Line Argyle toward 95th/​Dan Ryan      Purple Line does not stop here
Track layout Legend Red to Howard Berwyn Ave. Red to 95th/​Dan Ryan
Location

History

Station platform prior to reconstruction

The Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended its services north from Wilson to Central Street in Evanston in 1908, but they did not build a station at Berwyn Avenue until the tracks between Wilson and Howard were elevated onto an embankment between 1914 and 1922. This new station was built to a design by architect Charles P. Rawson; the date of opening is not known, but a station may have existed at Berwyn by 1916.^[2] At the time of its opening the station was named Edgewater Beach Station; the name was changed to Berwyn in the late 1950s,^[4] around the time that Lake Shore Drive was extended from Foster Avenue to Hollywood Avenue destroying the namesake Edgewater Beach.^[5]

Red & Purple Modernization Project

Further information: Red and Purple Modernization Project

Berwyn station as of May 2025

As part of Phase I of the Red & Purple Modernization Project, the station closed for demolition beginning on May 16, 2021 and a newly constructed station reopened on July 20, 2025. The new station features wider platforms, better lighting, and is now accessible to passengers with disabilities.^[6][7][8][9]

Bus connections

CTA

• 92 Foster ^[10]
• 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express^[11]