King Drive (CTA station)

King Drive
Location 400 East 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates 41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
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 (2014) 213,742[3][lower-alpha 1] Decrease 24.2%
Rank 142 out of 143[lower-alpha 2]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
Jackson Park Branch
Terminus
(Closed 1994)
toward Harlem/Lake
Route map
Legend

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

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ King Drive saw significantly higher ridership in 2013 due to added Green Line service to this station as part of the Dan Ryan branch reconstruction project.
  2. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, 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 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

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Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.