Among Evanston apartments near the Main Street Metra station, our Hinman Avenue community offers exceptional transit access. We are located just one block from both the Metra Union Pacific North platform on Main Street, and the CTA Purple Line stop on Chicago Avenue, which is roughly a three-minute walk to each. This convenient double-rail access truly defines the location, with trains from Main Street reaching the Ogilvie Transportation Center in about 28 minutes.
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Two rail lines, several bus routes, and a walkable business district converge within a few blocks of Main Station. Here is a quick guide to what the area has to offer. Below, you will find how rail and highway connections carry you across the region, and how the Main-Dempster Mile and the lakefront fill the blocks close to home.
The Metra Union Pacific North line runs south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and north as far as Kenosha, Wisconsin, with 59 trains stopping on a weekday and 31 each on Saturday and Sunday. That schedule makes a weekday commute and a weekend outing equally simple to plan.
The CTA Purple Line runs between Linden in Wilmette and Howard from roughly five in the morning until about half past one at night, while the Red Line continues into the city from Howard around the clock. During weekday rush periods, the Purple Line extends express to the Loop, giving you multiple ways to reach downtown Chicago roughly 12 miles south. For drivers using the assigned parking available at the building, Sheridan Road and Ridge Avenue handle north and south traffic through Evanston, and Interstate 94 manages longer trips west toward O'Hare International Airport about 15 driving miles away.
The Main-Dempster Mile has been an official special service area since 2015 and counts over 200 independently owned businesses, so errands and evenings out stay close to home. Right around the corner, Brothers K Coffeehouse is about 170 feet from the door, and La Principal is located 900 feet west.
Main Street runs west toward the Robert Crown Community Center, a little over a mile out. Heading four tenths of a mile east brings you to Lee Street Beach, one of six beaches on the city lakefront, which helps explain why the block carries a Walk Score of 89.
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