Morse (CTA)

Morse is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1358 West Morse Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6900N, 1400W). The station was formerly known as Rogers Park or Morse-Rogers Park. There is an automated entry/exit from the north end of the platform onto Lunt Avenue (7000N). The Rogers Park neighborhood, located in the far northeast corner of Chicago, has four El stations (N to S): Howard, Jarvis, Morse, and Loyola.

The station was first constructed in 1908, and rebuilt in 1921 as the line was elevated. This mostly brick and concrete station remains today, with only minor renovations and changes made, the most recent being in 2004. A Chicago Police Department video camera was recently installed at the station, in response to community complaints of drug dealing, prostitution, and panhandling nearby.

The Rogers Park Metra commuter railroad station is five blocks to the west of Morse station on Lunt Ave.

There are several businesses that are also housed in the building containing the station. Next to the attendant's booth inside the station is a newsstand offering the usual array of candy and soda, a small selection of magazines, as well as major newspapers such as the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Under the Morse Avenue viaduct are Morse El Liquors and Leni Blumyin, DPM. The storefronts under the Lunt Ave exit at the north end of the station are empty. The Heartland Cafe is across the street.

=CTA Bus Connections=

*#96 - Lunt
*#155 - Devon

References

External links

* [http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/red/Morse.pdf Train schedule (PDF)] at [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA official site]
* [http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/morse.html Chicago "L".org: Stations - Morse]