King Drive station explained

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King Drive
Line1:Green
Grid:6300S 400E
Size:.9
Style:CTA
Address:400 East 63rd Street
Borough:Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates:41.7801°N -87.6155°W
Owned:Chicago Transit Authority
Line:East 63rd Branch
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections:CTA bus
Structure:Elevated
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[1] [2]
Rebuilt:1991–
Former:South Park Avenue
Pass Year:2022
Passengers:63,011[3]
Pass Percent:-2.1
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 009b3a
Zoom:15
Map State:collapsed

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Runs Trains to Madison Avenue. Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. 2.
  2. News: Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds. Chicago Daily Tribune. May 1, 1893. 2.
  3. Web site: Annual Ridership Report  - Calendar Year 2022 . Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023 . June 20, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Chicago Transit Authority . Ridership Reports - Performance . 2023-04-08 . TransitChicago.org . en.