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Purple line map, Chicago metro
Purple line map, Chicago metro © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO

Looking for a map of the Purple line on the Chicago metro? It serves 26 stations. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.

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18 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Clark/Lake (1895) and its busiest is Clark/Lake (2,801,486 passengers a year).

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Key facts

When each stop on line Purple opened

Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.

When each stop on line Purple openedMap of 26 stations, coloured from 1895 (purple) to 2017 (yellow) by opening year.Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren · 1997Adams/Wabash · 1896Washington/Wabash · 2017State/Lake · 1895Clark/Lake · 1895Washington/Wells · 1897Merchandise Mart · 1930Chicago (Brown/Purple) · 1900Sedgwick · 1900Armitage · 1900Fullerton · 1900Diversey · 1900Wellington · 1900Belmont · 1907Wilson · 1900Howard · 1908South Boulevard · 1908Main · 1908Dempster · 1908Davis · 1908Foster · 1908Noyes · 1908Central (Purple) · 1908Linden · 1912LaSalle/Van Buren · 1897Quincy · 1897Washington/Wabash · 2017State/Lake · 1895
189519562017

Interchanges on the Purple line

All 26 stations in order

  1. 1Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren BOP
  2. 2Adams/Wabash BGOP
  3. 3Washington/Wabash BGOP
  4. 4State/Lake BGOP
  5. 5Clark/Lake BBGOP
  6. 6Washington/Wells BOP
  7. 7Merchandise Mart B
  8. 8Chicago (Brown/Purple) B
  9. 9Sedgwick B
  10. 10Armitage B
  11. 11Fullerton RB
  12. 12Diversey B
  13. 13Wellington B
  14. 14Belmont RB
  15. 15Wilson R
  16. 16Howard RY
  17. 17South Boulevard
  18. 18Main
  19. 19Dempster
  20. 20Davis
  21. 21Foster
  22. 22Noyes
  23. 23Central (Purple)
  24. 24Lindenterminus

Branches

From Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren

  1. 1LaSalle/Van Buren BOP
  2. 2Quincy BOP

Frequently asked questions

How many stations are on the Purple line?
The Purple line on the Chicago metro serves 26 stations.
What is the oldest station on the Purple line?
The oldest station still served by the Purple line entered service in 1895.
What is the busiest station on the Purple line?
Clark/Lake, with roughly 2,801,486 passengers a year.
Which lines does the Purple line connect with?
The Purple line meets the Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink and Yellow lines.

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