King Drive station

King Drive
 
6300S
400E
Location 400 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates 41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Inbound Boarding Only
History
Opened May 1, 1893[1][2]
Rebuilt 1991–93
Previous names South Park Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 176,519[3] Decrease 9.4%
Rank 142 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
One-way operation
  Former services  
(Closed 1994)
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
One-way operation
Route map
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

    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. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.
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