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63rd station

Coordinates: 41°46′50″N 87°37′51″W / 41.780536°N 87.630952°W / 41.780536; -87.630952
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63rd
 
6300S
200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location220 West 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60621
Coordinates41°46′50″N 87°37′51″W / 41.780536°N 87.630952°W / 41.780536; -87.630952
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed)
Previous names63rd/Wentworth (Station Sign)
Passengers
2019937,730[1]Decrease 3.8%
Rank71 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Garfield
toward Howard
Red Line 69th
Track layout
Red Line
north to Howard
63rd St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

63rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serves the Englewood neighborhood. It is near the Englewood Union Station, formerly serving the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, and Rock Island Lines. The former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks (now NS owned) pass over the station.

History

Structure

Like the eight other stations of the Dan Ryan Branch, 63rd was built by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill under a simple design. The station opened on September 28, 1969, before being entirely renovated from 2005 to 2006.

2013 renovation

In 2013, the station was renovated with a new elevator installed (along with Garfield and 87th) as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project and made all the stations on the Dan Ryan branch accessible.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 63 63rd (Owl Service)

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "CTA Red Line Dan Ryan Track Renewal". Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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