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
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt2005–06 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed)
Previous names63rd/Wentworth (station sign)
Passengers
2022387,535[1] Increase 5.6%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Garfield
toward Howard
 Red Line 69th
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
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.

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)

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "CTA Red Line Dan Ryan Track Renewal". Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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