63rd station

41°46′50″N 87°37′51″W / 41.780536°N 87.630952°W / 41.780536; -87.630952Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine(s)Dan Ryan BranchPlatforms1 Island platformTracks2ConnectionsCTA busConstructionStructure typeExpressway medianParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedSeptember 28, 1969Rebuilt2005–06 (renovation)
2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed)Previous names63rd/Wentworth (station sign)Passengers2022387,535^[1]  5.6% Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Garfield toward Howard		Red Line		69th toward 95th/Dan Ryan

Track layout
Legend Red north to Howard Blue Water, Capitol Ltd., Lake Shore Ltd., Pere Marquette, Wolverine NS Chicago Line 63rd St. I-90 / I-94 (Dan Ryan Expy.) Red south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Location

63rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serves the Englewood neighborhood. It is near the former site of the Englewood Union Station, which served the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, and Rock Island Lines. The former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks (now NS owned) pass over the station. Also visible from the station is the Ashland branch of the Green Line which runs on an elevated structure immediately west of the expressway at the location before turning west on 63rd Street.

History

Structure

Like the eight other stations of the Dan Ryan Branch, 63rd was built by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill under a simple design. The station opened on September 28, 1969, before being entirely renovated from 2005 to 2006.

2013 renovation

In 2013, the station was renovated with a new elevator installed (along with Garfield and 87th) as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project and made all the stations on the Dan Ryan branch accessible.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

• 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
• 63 63rd (Owl Service)

References

External links

Media related to 63rd (CTA Red Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• 63rd Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• 63rd Station Page CTA official site
• 63rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View