Noyes (CTA)

Noyes is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 901 Noyes Street (directional coordinates 2255 north, 900 west), just a few blocks west of the north end of Northwestern University's Evanston campus. The Noyes Cultural Center is also nearby. This area of Evanston is a mix of residential and light commercial properties.

The current station was constructed in the late 1920s and is at least the second station on the site; the first was built at grade level and demolished when the line became elevated. Like the rest of the 'L' tracks north of the Wilson station, Noyes 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 north side of Noyes 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 south 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 is still in place.

Noyes was a station served by the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. Like some other Evanston stations, Noyes had an additional side platform to the west of the southbound track for exclusive use of the North Shore Line, to prevent disembarking customers from transferring to 'L' trains for free. The platform was removed sometime after the North Shore Line ceased operations, but its concrete footings can still be seen opposite the current platform south of Noyes Avenue.

Bus Connections

CTA Buses
* #N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service)

External links

* [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/noyes.html Noyes Station Page]
* [http://www.northshoreline.com/noyes.html Photo of the old Noyes station] at [http://www.northshoreline.com/ Northshoreline.com]
* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/purple/noyes.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]