Ashland/63 (CTA)

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	Ashland/63

Station statistics

Address

6315 S. Ashland Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60636

Coordinates

(6300 S/1600 W)

Lines

Green Line

Connections

CTA bus

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

1 Island Platform

Tracks

2 tracks

Parking

235 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

May 6, 1969

Rebuilt

1994-1996 (Added Elevator)

Accessible

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Formerly

Ashland

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

580,988 ▼ 4%

Ashland/63 is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line's Ashland branch. It is situated at 6315 S Ashland Avenue. It opened on May 6, 1969. This station is the southern terminal of the Ashland branch of the Green Line. The station contains a Park 'n' Ride lot with 235 spaces as well as a Kiss 'n' Ride lane. Though the station itself was not rebuilt in the Green Line renovation of 1994-96, an elevator was added to the station during that time to make it ADA accessible.

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

#9 Ashland (Owl Service)
#X9 Ashland Express
#63 63rd St (Owl Service)

The #45 Ashland - Downtown, the #49A South Western, and the #110 Marquette routes served this station before the #45 and #110 were cancelled and the #49A was truncated to 79th Street.