King Drive (CTA station)
King Drive 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 E 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.
The station in 1973
Bus connections
CTA
- 3 King Drive
- N4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
- 63 63rd (Owl Service)
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
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.
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
External links
Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.