EVANSTON, Ill. — Reflecting the continuing transition of passengers to mobile ticketing, Metra and Union Pacific will close the ticket office at the Evanston Central Street station at the end of its business day on Oct. 31.
Metra reports the station on the Union Pacific North Line sells the fewest tickets of any agent-staffed location on its Union Pacific lines. The station, which serves about 1,300 passengers on weekdays, is currently staffed from 5:25 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. on weekdays and averages just 940 ticket sales per month this year.
About 47 percent of Metra passengers now use the Ventra app to purchase tickets, the commuter railroad reports.
The station becomes the 21st on the Metra system to eliminate on-site sales. A complete list of the earlier closures is available in Metra’s announcement of the Evanston closure. The station itself will remain open to passengers.
