Howard (CTA)

Howard is a station on the Chicago 'L' system, located at 1649 West Howard Street in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 7600 north, 1700 west). It is the northernmost station on the CTA Red Line (and the outlying terminus of the North Side Main Line), and also has connections with the Yellow Line and the Purple Line; incidentally, the Yellow Line has one of its two termini here, while the Purple Line does not go south of this station outside of weekday rush hours. The station was also a stop on the North Shore Line until that line quit in early 1963.

The station is located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the border with Evanston. It was originally opened in 1908 and was rebuilt in 1921. An escalator was added in 1964. A Park and Ride with 634 spaces is provided at this station. The Rogers Park neighborhood, located in the far northeast corner of Chicago, has four 'L' stations (N to S): Howard, Jarvis, Morse, and Loyola.

A large maintenance yard and rolling stock storage facility, known as Howard Yard, is just north of the station. Northbound Purple and Yellow Line trains pass through the yard on the way to their respective branches, and Red Line trains travel from the north-bound platform to the south-bound platform via a balloon loop in the yard.

Starting in 2007 the station was rebuilt to improve handicapped access and provide an additional entrance from the adjacent bus terminal. A new, accessible entrance on Paulina Street was opened on June 9, 2008. Construction on the rest of the station is expected to proceed through 2009. [ [http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=112405 Renovated South Entrance at Howard Station Opens to Customers Monday, June 9] . Chicago Transit Authority. 2008-06-06. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.] The Howard Street entrance is temporarily closed for six months of renovation. The new Paulina entrance will serve as the main entrance during the renovation of the main entrance. [ [http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=109766 Renovation of Old Howard Red Line Station Begins Saturday] . Chicago Transit Authority. 2008-08-14. Retrieved on 2008-08-17.]

Bus Connections

CTA Buses
* #22 Clark (Owl Service)
* #97 Skokie
* #147 Outer Drive Express
* #151 Sheridan (Sunday Morning & Evening Only)
* #201 Central/Ridge
* #N201 Central/Sherman (Owl Service)
* #205 Chicago/Golf
* #206 Evanston Circulator

Pace Buses
* #215 Crawford-Howard
* #290 Touhy Avenue
* #422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (Overnight UPS Service)

References

* [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/howard.html Howard] at [http://www.chicago-l.org/ Chicago-'L'.org]

External links

* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/Howard.html Train schedules] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]