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Jackson Park Branch

East 63rd (Jackson Park) branch
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Chicago "L"
Status Operational
Locale Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini King Drive
Cottage Grove
Stations 2
Services      Green Line
Operation
Opened 1893
Operator(s) Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present)
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947)
South Side Elevated Railroad (1893–1924)
Character Elevated
Rolling stock 5000-series
Technical
Line length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map
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

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

The first station on the Jackson Park branch, 61st Street, opened January 22, 1893. Service was extended to Madison Avenue (later renamed Dorchester) on April 23, 1893, and to Jackson Park on May 12, 1893, to serve the World's Columbian Exposition, which was held in Jackson Park. On October 31, 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition ended and the Jackson Park station was closed. Stony Island was then made the terminus and was renamed Jackson Park.

On March 4, 1982, structural defects in the Jackson Park branch's bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad forced its closure south of the 61st street stop. When the branch reopened on December 12, 1982, service was only restored as far as the University stop. On January 9, 1994, the Green Line closed for renovation. When the line reopened on May 12, 1996, the Cottage Grove stop was the new terminal, and the Jackson Park branch was renamed the East 63rd branch. On September 27, 1997, the portion of the branch east of Cottage Grove was demolished with less than 24 hours public notice.


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