Linden (CTA)

Linden is an 'L' station and the northern terminus of CTA's Purple Line. It is the only 'L' stop in Wilmette, Illinois, and is located at 349 Linden Avenue (directional coordinates 500 north, 400 west). It is the northernmost 'L' station in the CTA system, and it is the only remaining station on the Purple Line at ground level after the line descends from the elevated embankment shortly after crossing the North Shore Channel and entering Wilmette. An older station, the Linden Avenue Terminal, remains; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The stop is only a few blocks away from the Bahá'í House of Worship, and is about a mile from Metra's Wilmette commuter railroad station.

History

The original station opened 1912, with a station house designed by Arthur Gerber added in 1913 [cite web |url=http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/linden.html |title=Linden |accessdate=2006-12-07 |work=Chicago-"L".org ] . It 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Cook/state5.html Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places] ] A new station was built close to the original in 1993; the original building has since been converted into a bank.

=Pace Bus connections=

* #421 Wilmette Avenue
* #422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court
* #423 Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA

References

External links

* [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/linden.html Linden Station Page] at Chicago-L.Org