Dorchester station

For other uses, see Dorchester station (disambiguation).

Dorchester was a station on the Jackson Park branch of the Chicago "L". The station opened on April 23, 1893^[1] and closed on January 13, 1973,^[2] as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings. Dorchester was scheduled to be the new terminal of the Jackson Park Branch, but the CTA decided to make Cottage Grove the new terminal, because the Reverend Arthur Brazier and some other Woodlawn residents thought the 'L' structure over East 63rd Street would further blight Woodlawn and prevent redevelopment.^[3]

Dorchester   1400E 6300S
Dorchester station in 1906
General information
Location	1400 East 63rd Street Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.78055°N 87.59305°W / 41.78055; -87.59305
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Jackson Park Branch
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	IC Electric: 63rd Street station
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	April 23, 1893; 132 years ago (1893-04-23)
Closed	January 13, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-01-13)
Rebuilt	1994 (work suspended, never completed)
Previous names	Madison Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station University toward 58th Jackson Park branch Jackson Park Terminus
Location