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
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. 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
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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.
History
Loomis
Loomis was a station on the
Englewood branch
The Ashland branch, formerly known as the Englewood branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" currently operated as the Green Line, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois.
History
The first station on th ...
of the
Chicago "L"
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. Although other stations on the Englewood branch opened in stages, the station opened on July 13, 1907, concluding overall construction of the branch. Despite improvements to the station, it was closed in 1969 when the new Ashland terminal opened two blocks west.
Ashland/63rd
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.
Bus connections
CTA
*
9 Ashland (Owl Service)
*
X9 Ashland Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
*
63 63rd (Owl Service)
Image gallery
Image:CTA Pillar at Ashland-63rd Green Line.jpg, Giant CTA Monument
Image:63Ashland.JPG, Platform sign
File:63Ashland CTA.jpg, Ashland/63rd station exterior
See also
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Ashland (CTA Green and Pink Lines station)
Ashland is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. Just to the west of the station, the Pink Line branche ...
*
Ashland (CTA Orange Line station)
*
Ashland Yard
References
External links
Ashland/63rd Station Pageat Chicago-L.org
Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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CTA Green Line stations
Chicago "L" terminal stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1969