Dempster station

Not to be confused with the Dempster–Skokie Yellow Line station.

Dempster is an 'L' station on the CTA's Purple Line at 1316 Sherman Place in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 1300 north, 800 west).

Dempster   1300N 800W
General information
Location	1316 Sherman Place Evanston, Illinois 60201
Coordinates	42.04187°N 87.68237°W / 42.04187; -87.68237
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Evanston Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	May 16, 1908; 117 years ago (1908-05-16)
Rebuilt	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Passengers
2024	147,158[1]  4.3%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Davis toward Linden Purple Line Main toward Howard or Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Evanston toward Llewellyn Park Chicago – Evanston South Evanston toward Chicago
Track layout Legend Purple to Linden Dempster St. Purple to Howard or the Loop
Location

The Dempster station house in 2021

The current station has been in place since 1910. A 1991 CTA budget crisis almost precipitated the station's closure, but the CTA decided to keep it open. Dempster is now one of the stations on the CTA's 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Plan.

Bus connections

CTA

• 206 Evanston Circulator (school days only)

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road (Monday–Saturday only)