King Drive station

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King Drive   6300S 400E
Inbound platform at King Drive station
General information
Location	400 East 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	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
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 1, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-05-01)[1][2]
Rebuilt	1991–1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Previous names	South Park Avenue
Passengers
2022	63,011[3]  2.1%
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 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]