CTA – Berwyn

This is actually one of the nicest red line stops on the north side. I would prefer this one over anything north of it, and even south, all the way to Belmont. It’s never very crowded, except sometimes in the A.M.

Never had a problem here. It’s clean, and better kept than other stops; and the people that work this stop are helpful and awesome, big props to CALVIN!!! Calvin’s amazing; and I love visiting with him on my way back to my house! Thanks CTA; and especially calvin!

Overall I come here maybe every other day. The stop is not as dirty as some of the ones I have seen, just when you enter it is kind of small and has an odd odour but I have personally never had a problem once I get to the top. In the winter they had a warmer which was great and during the summer there are maybe 2 benches you can sit on. The best thing is near here is a Jewel Osco (the main reason for me stopping here) and a dollar tree which is very convenient to have.

This stop is usually pretty clean. I have lived here for a couple of months and haven’t seen anything crazy happen. In the mornings there is a nice man greeting everyone that comes through the front gates. It does seem like the mop the floors during rush hour in the mornings, which doesn’t make sense to me.

I go here generally after making trips to Dollar Tree and JewelOsco, which are very close to the stop. This stop always seems to be colder and windier than others. Other than that, it is a pretty standard Red Line elevated stop. There is often a guy outside under the tracks selling nice smelling incense.

I get a lot of crap from my girlfriend for reviewing CTA stops, but I still think it is important. Truth is, despite the fact that CTA regulates all stops, not all stops are created equal. As a rule, I never give less than three stars to a transit stop simply because they do what I need them to do… get me from somewhere to somewhere else.
I really enjoy the Berwyn stop. For a station pretty far out of the loop, it is generally clean and feels safe at all hours of the day. With the recent construction on the Argyle stop, I have had the choice between walking to the Lawrence stop or Berwyn for my Red Line needs… and though Lawrence is a bit closer I go to Berwyn more often than not because it is a more pleasant experience.
Now I understand that this stop will be going through some maintenance. Hopefully this will only make one of my favorite stops better.

I’ve lived all over Chicagoland, this really is not a bad station. Yes, it’s city, yes, there are occasionally seedy characters, however, in 12 years, I have NEVER felt my safety threatened at this stop, and I’m a single female on foot with mp3 player, phone, etc all going on. I’m a paranoid commuter generally, and this place puts me at ease. It doesn’t smell horrendous, it’s not insanely dirty, there are a myriad of good stores nearby, several handy buses all have stops out front to help you if you’re commuting from A-​Z in Chicagoland, the view from the platform is just heavenly, and it’s almost always peaceful when waiting for a train. Never have I ever been harassed, or encountered bothersome schizophrenic street people as I have continuously at almost every station in Chicago. My stop is one down from this one, but it’s filthy and unsafe, not fun, so I always gladly use this stop and have a nice little walk through a breathtaking neighborhood with generous landscaping and brilliant architecture! Give the Berwyn stop some love! Oh, the attendants are always super helpful and smiling as well.

This stop on the redline makes me want to go home and shower like Cher in Silkwood. It smells like pee – even in the winter. The reason I still use it is because my bank is around the corner. I said to a friend the other day «When I get off the train at this stop to bank I take a taxi the rest of the way home to avoid climbing the stairs back at the pee station.» True story.

While this stop is our only choice for the Red Line it doesn’t mean I have to like it. This station has been a piece of crap for as long as I have lived in the area and it remains that way today. While the shops on the lower level indicate they are closed for station renovation I hope they really don’t think they are coming back because this renovation is not occurring anytime in the future.
Due to the many bus lines that connect here and the Red lines ability to transport every shady character in the city there always seems to be bums and panhandlers in the area. Most congregate on the east side of the tracks out of the visibility of the bus drivers and station attendant. Probably more so the bus drivers unless the station attendant has figured out away to see things through closed eyelids.
So many other transit options in the area that I avoid the Red line at all costs.

This was a convenient stop on a very useful train into the downtown.
Downstairs is a little convenience store that also sold coffee. Outside, across the street is a supermarket and down the street were a few shops. Outside were a couple of zombie panhandlers and inside the stop is one attendant which explains why the zombies stayed outside. There are two machines available inside the stop to buy cards.

Really bland station. Seems to be in disrepair, but there are worse. Always a panhandler or two right outside.

Smells like fried chicken and pee.

The stations north of Addison on the CTA Red Line (or Howard Dan Ryan for old timers, or the North South Main for REALLY old timers) are the shame of the CTA. 1920s era stations long ago ceased to be charming, and recent renovations like stairway enclosures and roof repairs have only cheapened the stations’ aesthetics.
Berwyn has nothing going for it, so to speak, except for the fact that it serves as a transfer point for a lot of important busses and that it isn’t as gross as Wilson, Morse, or Jarvis. If you’re going downtown north of the river and take the ‘L’ from Berwyn, you might as well take the Outer Drive Express Bus instead.

I’m going to say its still a 4 for convenience to everything (lake, groceries, night life) and they recently updated the interior of the station with new lighting, new ceiling and the platform got a new roof which helps keep the rain out!

Hahaha… really this is a train stop but none the less its the Berwyn EL stop that provides the city in the palm of my hands.
I can take it to the Howard stop to catch the evanston El or take it to transfer stops of the brown line.
This stop has been going through some changes. New floors, new benches the station entrance isn’t the best but it gets me where I need to go.

My fave stop! After a day of shopping or a day of working out… this is my transit home waiting for the 92. :)
Not too far from the Andersonville nightlife and conveniently located steps away from a Jewel-​Osco.
They recently made some upgrades to the station like brighter lighting and fixing of the platform roof.

While its not the prettiest stop ever… I’ve def seen worse. Though it does concern me when I see the old folks climbing the steep stairs with bags in their hands. I always offer to help b/​c i’m afraid they are going to fall and they look so tired when they reach the top. And yes, as a previous reviewer mentioned, we are a fly-​by stop, in that the express trains skip Berwyn to jump to Granville. It pisses me off to no end. But oh well.

no elevator, never smelled like pee.

It amazes me how people can award multiple stars to such a hunk of shit. The whole rickety box of a station is leaking and falling apart. Whatever employees happen to be on hand seem more concerned with napping than anything else. For some reason, this stop makes me think of the bathroom in that famous scene from Trainspotting. Yeah, it’s that filthy.

Always has puddles, always decrepit, always sketchy, always has «wet paint» signs posted, always strewn with empty cheetos bags, but it is MY stop. I love you Berwyn Red Line.