Ashland branch

The Ashland branch, formerly known as the Englewood branch, is a 3.0 mi (4.8 km) long branch of the Chicago "L" currently operated as the Green Line, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois.

Ashland branch
Ashland/63rd station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini	Halsted Ashland/63rd
Stations	2
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chicago "L"
Services	Green
Operator(s)	Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947) South Side Elevated Railroad (1905–1924)
Rolling stock	5000-series
Daily ridership	1,508 (average weekday 2019)
History
Opened	November 3, 1905
Technical
Line length	3.0 mi (4.8 km)
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map Legend South Side Elevated to The Loop State RI Wentworth Dan Ryan branch to State Street subway Princeton Dan Ryan branch to 95th/​Dan Ryan Harvard Normal Park branch to 69th Street Parnell SWS (former C&WI) Halsted Chicago and Interurban Traction Company Racine Ashland Yard Loomis Ashland/​63rd This diagram: view talk edit

History

The first station on the Ashland branch, State, opened November 3, 1905. After an incremental series of expansions, service was extended to the branch's first terminal at Loomis on July 13, 1907. On May 6, 1969, the Ashland/63rd terminal opened, replacing the old terminal at Loomis. On January 9, 1994, the Green Line closed for renovation. When the line reopened on May 12, 1996, the Englewood branch was renamed the Ashland branch.^[1]

Station listing

Station[2][3]	Location	Notes
State	State Street and 59th Street	Opened November 3, 1905, closed September 2, 1973; demolished
Wentworth	5913 South Wentworth Avenue	Opened December 10, 1905, closed February 9, 1992; demolished
Princeton	Princeton Avenue and 61st Street	Opened January 11, 1906, closed August 1, 1949; demolished
Harvard	Harvard Avenue and 63rd Street	Opened November 3, 1906, closed February 9, 1992; demolished. Northeastern terminus of Normal Park branch; May 25, 1907, to January 29, 1954
Parnell	Parnell Avenue near 63rd Street	Opened December 24, 1906, closed August 1, 1949; demolished
Halsted	6321 South Halsted Street
Racine (Originally Center Street)	6314-16 South Racine Avenue	Opened February 25, 1907, closed January 9, 1994
Loomis	Loomis Street and 63rd Street	Opened July 13, 1907, closed 1969; demolished, replaced by Ashland/63rd
Ashland/​63rd	6315 South Ashland Avenue