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Coordinates: 41°4648N 87°3656W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
 

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King Drive
 

6300S
400E

Inbound platform at King Drive station
General information
Location400 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′48N 87°36′56W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)East 63rd Branch
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusInbound only
History
OpenedMay 1, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-05-01)[1][2]
Rebuilt1991–1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Previous namesSouth Park Avenue
Passengers
202263,011[3]Decrease 2.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Garfield
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line

East 63rd branch

Cottage Grove
One-way operation

Former services

Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
61st
Closed 1994
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line

Jackson Park branch

Cottage Grove
toward University

Location

Map

King Drive station is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serves the Green Line's East 63rd branch. The station is situated at 400 East 63rd Street. The station opened on May 1, 1893. King Drive only allows boarding on the inbound platform (towards Harlem); the outbound platform (towards Cottage Grove) is exit-only.

In 2022, the King Drive station was the least-used in the CTA system, with 63,011 embarkments (compared to 2.7 million for the most-used station, Lake).[4]

The station in 1973

Bus connections

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CTA

References

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  1. ^ "Runs Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
  • ^ "Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 1, 1893. p. 2.
  • ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  • ^ Chicago Transit Authority. "Ridership Reports - Performance". TransitChicago.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  • [edit]
    Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.


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