Berwyn station (CTA)
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History
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.[1] At the time of its opening the station was named Edgewater Beach Station; the name was changed to Berwyn in the late 1950s,[3] around the time that Lake Shore Drive was extended from Foster Avenue to Hollywood Avenue destroying the namesake Edgewater Beach.[4]
Red & Purple Modernization Project
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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 will reopen on July 20, 2025. The new station will feature wider platforms, better lighting, and be accessible to passengers with disabilities.[5][6][7][8]
Bus connections
Notes and references
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Template:Notelist The station is closed for reconstruction and is scheduled to reopen on July 20, 2025.
References
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- ↑ See: Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".—the 1944 Rand McNally Street Guide refers to the station as Edgewater Beach, CTA system maps from the 1950s refer to the station as Edgewater Beach-Berwyn, by 1965 the CTA system maps just used Berwyn.
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