Dempster–Skokie station

Dempster–Skokie   8800N 5000W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	5005 Dempster Street Skokie, Illinois 60077
Coordinates	(8800 N/5000 W)
Owned by	Village of Skokie
Line(s)	Skokie Swift
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	441 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 28, 1925[1]
Closed	March 27, 1948 – April 20, 1964
Rebuilt	1993–94
Previous names	Skokie Terminal Dempster Skokie
Passengers
2020	183,819[2]  67%
Rank	112 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Terminus Yellow Line Oakton–Skokie toward Howard
Former services Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station toward North Shore Line Skokie Valley Route Howard Street toward Roosevelt Road Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Terminus Niles Center branch Main Closed 1948 toward Howard
Dempster Street Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5001 Dempster Street, Skokie, Illinois 60077
Coordinates	42°2′25″N 87°45′8″W / 42.04028°N 87.75222°W / 42.04028; -87.75222Coordinates: 42°2′25″N 87°45′8″W / 42.04028°N 87.75222°W / 42.04028; -87.75222
NRHP reference No.	95001005[3]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1996
Track layout Legend Dempster Street Yellow to Howard

Dempster–Skokie, formerly known as Dempster, or Skokie, is an 'L' station on the CTA's Yellow Line at 5005 Dempster Street in Skokie, Illinois (directional coordinates 8800 north, 5000 west). It is one of three stops on the Yellow Line, and currently the terminus of line, although an extension of the line to Old Orchard Mall has been considered. It is one of two CTA rail stations in Skokie, and is at grade level.

History[]

Skokie destination sign

The station was originally constructed in 1925 as part of a new high-speed bypass route for the North Shore Line known as the Skokie Valley Route. Trains of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company's Niles Center Route also used this station as a terminal until that service was ended by the CTA in 1948. The North Shore Line ceased operating in early 1963, but the CTA instated a new service the following year which served a 'temporary' station on the same location. This service was, and to some extent still is, known as the Skokie Swift and is currently called the Yellow Line.

The current stationhouse has been in place since 1994. The original stationhouse, known as Dempster Street Station, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and stands 130 feet east of its original location, moved at a cost of $1 million in order to make space for the new station and its parking lot. The original station house is currently occupied by a Starbucks coffee shop and a law office; the Starbucks also has a drive-thru lane. The former station's address is 5001 Dempster Street.

Service[]

The station houses bus stops for CTA and Pace buses and was once the Greyhound bus Skokie terminal.^[4] However, Greyhound discontinued service to Skokie in 2012.

On June 8, 2011, the Chicago Transit Board approved the renaming of the Skokie station to Dempster–Skokie. This was done with the announcement of the Oakton–Skokie name for the infill station at Oakton.^[5]

Location[]

Dempster–Skokie is located at 5005 Dempster Street at Dempster Street and Bronx Avenue. It is located in the village of Skokie, Illinois, which borders Chicago at its southwest corner and Evanston to its east. Dempster–Skokie is one of the two 'L' stations to serve the village of Skokie; the other one is Oakton–Skokie.

Bus connections[]

CTA

• 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd
• 97 Skokie

Pace

• 250 Dempster Street
• 620 Yellow Line Dempster/Allstate
• 626 Skokie Valley Limited

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dempster/Skokie (CTA).

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Chicago "L".org: Stations - Skokie (Dempster)
• Dempster Station Page CTA official site
• Skokie CTA Station and Bus Terminal as viewed from Dempster Street in Google Maps Street View
• Skokie CTA Station house as viewed along Terminal Avenue from Google Maps Street View