63rd station

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.

63rd   6300S 200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Station platform, looking north. The Green Line's Ashland branch is visible on the left.
General information
Location	220 West 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60621
Coordinates	41.780536°N 87.630952°W / 41.780536; -87.630952
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	2005–06 (renovation) 2013 (refurbished, new elevator installed)
Previous names	63rd/Wentworth (station sign)
Passengers
2022	387,535[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

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

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
2. "CTA Red Line Dan Ryan Track Renewal". Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

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