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Ashland/63rd station - Wikipedia

  • ️Tue May 06 1969

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Ashland

 

6300S
1600W

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location6315 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60636
Coordinates41°46′46″N 87°39′50″W / 41.77943°N 87.66393°W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Ashland Branch
Platforms1 Island Platform
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking 235 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 6, 1969; 55 years ago[1]
Previous namesAshland
Passengers
2022145,954[2]Increase 6.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Green Line Halsted

Former services

Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Green Line Racine

Closed 1994

Track layout

Justine St.

Ashland Ave.

Green ends

Marshfield Ave.

Paulina St.

Location

Map

Ashland/63rd is an 'L' station and the terminal of the CTA Green Line's Ashland branch, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Situating at 6315 S. Ashland Avenue, the station contains a Park 'n' ride lot with 235 spaces as well as a Kiss 'n' Ride lane. This is one of two stations on the Green Line to be named Ashland. The other station is on the Lake Street branch and is shared between the Green and Pink Lines. The Red Line served this station from May 19, 2013 to October 20, 2013, April 3, 2017 to November 22, 2017, and July 30, 2018 to April 26, 2019.

Former Loomis station prior to 1969 closure

Loomis was a station on the Englewood branch of the Chicago "L". Although other stations on the Englewood branch opened in stages, the station opened on July 13, 1907, concluding overall construction of the branch.[3] Despite improvements to the station, it was closed in 1969 when the new Ashland terminal opened two blocks west.[4]

The Ashland/63rd station opened on May 6, 1969 to replace the Loomis terminal. Though the station itself was not rebuilt during the Green Line renovation in 1994-96, an elevator was added to the station to make it accessible to passengers with disabilities.[5]

Ashland/63rd destination sign

CTA

  • 9 Ashland (Owl Service)
  • X9 Ashland Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 63 63rd (Owl Service)
  • Giant CTA Monument

    Giant CTA Monument

  • Platform sign

    Platform sign

  • Ashland/63rd station exterior

    Ashland/63rd station exterior

  1. ^ "Ashland Terminal to Open". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1969. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Chicago Securities - Volume 18, p. 183, at Google Books
  4. ^ "Chicago L.org: Stations - Loomis Terminal". www.chicago-l.org.
  5. ^ "Chicago L.org: Stations - Ashland/63rd". www.chicago-l.org.