Description
- The Purple Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) branch line on the northernmost section of the Chicago ‘L’ rapid transit network.
- Normally, it extends south from the Wilmette terminal at Linden Avenue, passing through Evanston to Howard Street, on Chicago’s northern city limits.
- In 2011, the average weekday boardings on the Purple Line was 40,859.
