Evanston Davis Street station

Evanston Davis Street
General information
Location	901 Davis Street Evanston, Illinois 60201
Owned by	Union Pacific
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Chicago "L": Davis (Purple Line) Pace and CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1910[citation needed]
Rebuilt	1978
Passengers
2018	1,876 (average weekday)[1]  3.2%
Rank	12 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Evanston Central Street toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Evanston Main Street toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Winnetka toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Chicago Terminus Central Street toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Dempster Street toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha   Purple north to Linden Church St. Evanston Davis Street (UP-N) Davis (Purple) Davis St. Purple south to Howard or the Loop UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Evanston Davis Street is a commuter railroad station in downtown Evanston, Illinois. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line with trains going south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Davis Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, Evanston Davis Street is the 12th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,876 weekday boardings.^[1] The station is next to the Davis station of the Chicago Transit Authority's Purple Line, where CTA and Pace buses terminate. Between the two stations is 909 Davis Street, a six-story building with a kiss-and-ride loop for car drop-off.

Davis Street station, at Davis Street and Maple Avenue, has two elevated platforms. Northbound trains stop at the west platform and southbound trains stop at the east platform. The ticket agent's office is on the east platform. At ground level, there is a restaurant called Chef's Station.^[2] Just to the east of the Davis CTA station is the 12-story Sherman Avenue Garage.

As of February 16, 2024, Evanston Davis Street is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. During the summer concert season, the extra weekend train to Ravinia Park also stops here.

This is the closest Metra station to most of the buildings on Northwestern University's Evanston campus, with the exception of Ryan Field, which is closer to the Evanston Central Street station.