King Drive station

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King Drive   6300S 400E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	400 East 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60637
Coordinates	41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546Coordinates: 41°46′48″N 87°36′56″W / 41.78013°N 87.615546°W / 41.78013; -87.615546
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	East 63rd Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Inbound Boarding Only
History
Opened	May 1, 1893[1][2]
Rebuilt	1991–93
Previous names	South Park Avenue
Passengers
2020	74,689[3]  46.3%
Rank	142 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Garfield toward Harlem/Lake Green Line East 63rd branch Cottage Grove Terminus
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 Line west to Harlem/Lake King Dr. Green Line east to Cottage Grove

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)

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Drive (CTA).

• King Drive Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• King Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View

Street level entrance at MLK Jr. Drive just south of 63rd Street.

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