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TRANSPORTATION
Public Transportation Evanston
The Purple Line has direct access to downtown
Chicago in a little more than a half hour via the express
Amtrak rush hour trains (5:30–9:30 am & 2:45–6:30 pm)
www.amtrak.com weekdays. All other times during the day and on
800-USA-RAIL weekends and holidays, the Purple Line runs to
Amtrak provides intercity passenger rail services to Howard Street where it meets the Red Line with
more than 500 destinations in 46 states on a 222,000 continuing service to Wrigley Field, Lincoln Park,
mile route system. Chicago’s North Shore is serviced downtown Chicago including the Magnificent Mile,
by Amtrak at the Glenview station by The Hiawatha The Loop, Millennium Park and Grant Park), Chinatown
service between Chicago and Milwaukee. Seven trains and Guaranteed Rate Field. During non-rush hour
run daily between these two city centers stopping in times the ride is approximately 40 minutes.
Glenview. The station is a close ride to many North
Skokie
Shore hotels and attractions.
The Yellow Line services Skokie and operates
Chicago Transit Authority weekdays 5 am–10 pm. The Yellow Line can be
www.transitchicago.com accessed from downtown Chicago by taking the Red
Line until its end at Howard Street and transferring
Chicago rapid transit ‘L’ and bus service
to the Yellow Line. The ride on the Yellow Line is only
312.836.7000
8 minutes in length and has two stops: Oakton Street
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) oversees the
in Downtown Skokie and the last stop at Dempster
city’s rapid transit ‘L’ elevated trains and bus service.
Street. Chicago is accessible in a little more than
Chicago’s North Shore is served by the Chicago Transit
40 minutes. Pace buses are available at the Howard
Authority (CTA) bus and rapid transit ‘L’ trains. The
(where Purple, Red and Yellow lines meet) and Skokie
Purple line services Evanston and the Yellow line
stations to hundreds of specific destinations on the
services Skokie. CTA riders purchase a Ventra Card
North Shore.
or Ticket which allows any amount of rides to
be loaded — single ride, 1, 3, 5, 7 or 30 day passes.
More information regarding the Ventra Card can be
found at www.ventrachicago.com.

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