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Ashland/63rd is an 'L' station and the terminal of the CTA Green Line's Ashland branch, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of
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. Situating at 6315 S. Ashland Avenue, the station contains a Park 'n' ride lot with 235 spaces as well as a Kiss 'n' Ride lane. This is one of two stations on the Green Line to be named Ashland. The other station is on the Lake Street branch and is shared between the Green and Pink Lines. The Red Line served this station from May 19, 2013 to October 20, 2013, April 3, 2017 to November 22, 2017, and July 30, 2018 to April 26, 2019.


History


Loomis

Loomis was a station on the
Englewood branch The Ashland branch, formerly known as the Englewood branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" currently operated as the Green Line, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. History The first station on the ...
of the Chicago "L". Although other stations on the Englewood branch opened in stages, the station opened on July 13, 1907, concluding overall construction of the branch. Despite improvements to the station, it was closed in 1969 when the new Ashland/63rd station opened two blocks west.


Ashland/63rd

The Ashland/63rd station opened on May 6, 1969 to replace the Loomis station. Though the station itself was not rebuilt during the course of the Green Line renovation in 1994-96, an elevator was added to the station to make it ADA accessible.


Bus connections

CTA * 9 Ashland (Owl Service) * X9 Ashland Express (Weekday Rush Hours only) * 63 63rd (Owl Service)


Image gallery

Image:CTA Pillar at Ashland-63rd Green Line.jpg, Giant CTA Monument Image:63Ashland.JPG, Platform sign File:63Ashland CTA.jpg, Ashland/63rd station exterior


See also

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Ashland (CTA Green and Pink Lines station) Ashland is an Chicago "L", 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority, CTA's Green Line (CTA), Green and Pink Line (CTA), Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Sid ...
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Ashland (CTA Orange Line station) Ashland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and 31st Street near the Stevenson Expressway. Although located within the Lower West Side communi ...


Notes and references


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References


External links


Ashland/63rd Station Page
at Chicago-L.org
Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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