King Drive station

Chicago "L" station

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41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546Owned byChicago Transit AuthorityLine(s)East 63rd BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsCTA busConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusInbound onlyHistoryOpenedMay 1, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-05-01)^[1]^[2]Rebuilt1991–1993; 31 years ago (1993)Previous namesSouth Park AvenuePassengers202263,011^[3]

2.1% Services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
Garfield toward Harlem/Lake		Green Line East 63rd branch		Cottage Grove One-way operation

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago "L"			Following station
61st Closed 1994 toward Harlem/Lake		Green Line Jackson Park branch		Cottage Grove toward University

Track layout

Legend


					Green to Harlem/Lake

					King Dr.

					Green to Cottage Grove

Location

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]

Bus connections

CTA

3 King Drive
N4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
63 63rd (Owl Service)

References

^ "Runs Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
^ "Alley "L" Trains Enter the Grounds". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 1, 1893. p. 2.
^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ Chicago Transit Authority. "Ridership Reports - Performance". TransitChicago.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.