63rd station (original) (raw)
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Chicago "L" station
| 63rd 6300S200W | |
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| Chicago 'L' rapid transit station | |
 Station platform, looking north. The Green Line's Ashland branch is visible on the left. |
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| General information | |
| Location | 220 West 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60621 |
| Coordinates | 41°46′50″N 87°37′51″W / 41.780536°N 87.630952°W / 41.780536; -87.630952 |
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Line(s) | Dan Ryan Branch |
| Platforms | 1 Island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | CTA bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Expressway median |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | September 28, 1969 |
| Rebuilt | 2005–06 (renovation)2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed) |
| Previous names | 63rd/Wentworth (station sign) |
| Passengers | |
| 2022 | 387,535[1]  5.6% |
| Services | |
| Preceding station [Chicago "L"](/wiki/Chicago%5F%22L%22 "Chicago "L"") Following station Garfieldtoward Howard Red Line 69thtoward 95th/Dan Ryan | |
Track layout Legend       Red north to Howard    Blue Water, Capitol Ltd., Lake Shore Ltd.,Pere Marquette, Wolverine  NS Chicago Line     63rd St.    I-90 / I-94 (Dan Ryan Expy.) Red south to 95th/Dan Ryan  |
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Location |
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 former site of the Englewood Union Station, which served the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, and Rock Island Lines. The former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks (now NS owned) pass over the station. Also visible from the station is the Ashland branch of the Green Line which runs on an elevated structure immediately west of the expressway at the location before turning west on 63rd Street.
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.
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]
- 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
- 63 63rd (Owl Service)
- ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "CTA Red Line Dan Ryan Track Renewal". Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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