CTA station names released, changed

Thursday, June 09, 2011

The Chicago Transit Board authorized the renaming of the Skokie Yellow Line station and approved names for two stations currently under construction on the Yellow and Green/Pink lines. The Yellow Line's Skokie station has been renamed the Dempster-Skokie station and the new station being built on the Yellow Line has been officially named the Oakton-Skokie station. The station on the Green/Pink lines will be named the Morgan station. "CTA rail stations are typically identified by the nearest cross street to accurately describe the location of the station," said CTA President Forrest Claypool. The Village of Skokie requested that the CTA name the new station as the "Oakton-Skokie" station and change the name of the existing "Skokie" station to "Dempster-Skokie" to distinguish between the station locations. Station signage, system maps and announcements will be updated to reflect the changes.