East 63rd branch

East 63rd branch
standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map Legend South Side Main Line to Loop 61st 61st Yard Lower 63rd Yard King Drive Cottage Grove University Dorchester Metra Electric and South Shore Line Jackson Park Jackson Park This diagram: view talk edit

The East 63rd branch, formerly known as the Jackson Park branch, is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long branch of the Chicago "L" operated as part the Green Line by the Chicago Transit Authority, serving the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

History

The first station on the East 63rd branch,

On March 4, 1982, structural defects in the Jackson Park branch's bridge over the

Station listing

Station[2]	Location	Notes
61st	61st Street and Prairie Avenue	Opened January 22, 1893, closed January 9, 1994.
King Drive	Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 63rd Street
Cottage Grove	Cottage Grove Avenue and 63rd Street
University	University Avenue and 63rd Street	Opened April 23, 1893, closed January 9, 1994.
Dorchester	Dorchester Avenue and 63rd Street	Opened April 23, 1893 as "Madison," closed January 13, 1973.
Jackson Park	Stony Island Avenue and 63rd Street	Opened May 12, 1893, as "Stony Island" closed March 4, 1982.
Jackson Park	Hayes Drive and Cornell Drive	World's Columbian Exposition Fair Grounds. Transfer point to the Intramural Railway. Only open May 12 to October 31, 1893.

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