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Coordinates: 41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
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{{Short description|Chicago "L" station}}
{{Short description|Chicago "L" station}}
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{{Infobox Station
{{Infobox Station
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| custom_header = {{Infobox station/Header CTA|name=King Drive|line1=Green|grid=6300S 400E|size=.9}}
| style = CTA
| style = CTA
| image = Inbound platform at King Drive, looking west (51287045667).jpg
| image = Inbound platform at King Drive, looking west (51287045667).jpg
| image_caption = Inbound platform at King Drive station
| image_caption = Inbound platform at King Drive station
| address = 400 East 63rd Street
| address = 400 East 63rd Street
| borough = [[Chicago]], Illinois
| borough = [[Chicago]], Illinois
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| coordinates = {{coord|41.78013|-87.615546|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline, title}}
| owned = [[Chicago Transit Authority]]
| owned = [[Chicago Transit Authority]]
| line = [[East 63rd Branch]]
| line = [[East 63rd Branch]]
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 2
| tracks = 2
| connections = [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] bus
| connections = [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] bus
| structure = Elevated
| structure = Elevated
| parking =
| parking =
| bicycle = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| status = Boarding only (inbound)<br />Exit only (outbound)
| status =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1893|05|01|mf=y}}<ref name=MadisonAvenue>{{cite news|title=Runs Trains to Madison Avenue|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=April 23, 1893|page=2}}</ref><ref name="Enter Grounds">{{cite news|title=Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 1, 1893|page=2}}</ref>
| opened = {{Start date and age|1893|05|01|mf=y}}<ref name=MadisonAvenue>{{cite news|title=Runs Trains to Madison Avenue|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=April 23, 1893|page=2}}</ref><ref name="Enter Grounds">{{cite news|title=Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 1, 1893|page=2}}</ref>
| rebuilt = 1991–{{Start date and age|1993}}
| rebuilt = 1991–{{Start date and age|1993}}
| former = South Park Avenue
| former = South Park Avenue
| pass_year = 2022
| pass_year = 2022
| passengers = 63,011<ref>{{cite web |title = Annual Ridership Report &ndash; Calendar Year 2022 |work = |publisher = Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting|date = February 2, 2023 |url = https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2022_Annual_Report_-_FINAL.pdf |format = |doi = |accessdate = June 20, 2023 }}</ref>
| passengers = 63,011<ref>{{cite web |title = Annual Ridership Report &ndash; Calendar Year 2022 |work = |publisher = Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting|date = February 2, 2023 |url = https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2022_Annual_Report_-_FINAL.pdf |format = |doi = |accessdate = June 20, 2023 }}</ref>
| pass_percent = -2.1
| pass_percent = -2.1
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| pass_rank = <!--142 out of 143-->
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CTA|line=Green|left=Garfield|right=Cottage Grove|oneway-right=true|type=East 63rd}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CTA|line=Green|left=Garfield|right=Cottage Grove|type=East 63rd}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CTA|line=Green|left=61st|right=Cottage Grove|note-left=Closed 1994|type=Jackson Park}}
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Latest revision as of 03:59, 17 August 2024

King Drive
 
6300S
400E
Inbound platform at King Drive station
General information
Location400 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)East 63rd Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 1, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-05-01)[1][2]
Rebuilt1991–1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Previous namesSouth Park Avenue
Passengers
202263,011[3] Decrease 2.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Garfield
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Cottage Grove
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
61st
Closed 1994
toward Harlem/Lake
 Green Line Cottage Grove
toward University
Location
Map

King Drive station 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 East 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.

In 2022, the King Drive station was the least-used in the CTA system, with 63,011 embarkments (compared to 2.7 million for the most-used station, Lake).[4]

The station in 1973

Bus connections

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CTA

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

References

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  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. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Chicago Transit Authority. "Ridership Reports - Performance". TransitChicago.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.


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