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Chicago "L" station

Ashland/63rd 6300S
1600W

Chicago 'L' rapid transit station

General information

Location

6315 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60636

Coordinates

41°46′46″N 87°39′50″W / 41.77943°N 87.66393°W / 41.77943; -87.66393

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Line(s)

Ashland Branch

Platforms

1 Island Platform

Tracks

2 tracks

Connections

CTA bus

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Parking

235 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

May 6, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-05-06)

Previous names

Ashland

Passengers

2022

145,954

6.4%

Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Terminus		Green LineAshland branch		Halstedtoward Harlem/Lake

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Terminus		Green LineEnglewood branch		RacineClosed 1994toward Harlem/Lake

Track layout

Legend


					Green to Harlem/Lake


					Justine St.

					Ashland Ave.
					Green ends
					Marshfield Ave.

					Paulina St.

Location

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.

History

Loomis

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. 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.