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King Drive
 
6300S
400E
General information
Location400 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusInbound Boarding Only
History
OpenedMay 1, 1893[1][2]
Rebuilt1991–93
Previous namesSouth Park Avenue
Passengers
2015211,184[3]Decrease 1.2%
Rank141 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Jackson Park Branch
Template:CTA lines
One-way operation
  Former services  
(Closed 1994)
Template:CTA lines
One-way operation
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee
Template:North Shore Line lines
Service abandoned prior to 1956
Track layout
Green Line
west to Harlem/Lake
King Dr.
Green Line
east to Cottage Grove

King Drive is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serves the Green Line's East 63rd branch. The station is situated at 400 E 63rd Street. The station opened on May 1, 1893. King Drive only allows boarding on the inbound platform (towards Harlem); the outbound platform (towards Cottage Grove) is exit-only.

The station in 1973

Bus connections

CTA

  • 3 King Drive
  • N4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
  • 63 63rd (Owl Service)

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ^ "Runs Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 1, 1893. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.