Ashland Branch (CTA)

Ashland (Englewood) branch
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chicago "L"
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini	Halsted Ashland/63rd
Stations	2
Services	Green Line
Operation
Opened	November 3, 1905
Operator(s)	Chicago Transit Authority (1947-present) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924-1947) South Side Elevated Railroad (1905-1924)
Character	Elevated
Rolling stock	5000-series
Technical
Line length	3.0 mi (4.8 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map South Side Main Line to Loop State Rock Island District Wentworth Dan Ryan branch to State Street Subway Princeton Dan Ryan branch to 95th/Dan Ryan Harvard Normal Park branch to 69th Parnell Southwest Service Halsted Chicago and Interurban Traction Company Racine Ashland Yard Loomis Ashland/63rd This diagram:

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

The first station on the Englewood branch, State Street, 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 was 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.

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