Ashland_Branch

Ashland branch
Ashland branch
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini	Halsted; Ashland/63rd;
Stations	1,508; (average weekday 2019)
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
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 Main Line
	to Loop
	Dan Ryan branch
	to State Street Subway
	Dan Ryan branch
	to 95th/Dan Ryan
	Normal Park branch
	to 69th
	Chicago and Interurban
	Traction Company
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Ashland branch

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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.

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Green Line:Ashland (Englewood) branch Chicago "L".org. Accessed August 17, 2013

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Chicago Elevated Chicago Elevated Railways 1913. Accessed August 16, 2013

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CTA Route Map Chicago Transit Authority. 1970. Accessed August 17, 2013

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Station^[2]^[3]	Location	Notes
State	State Street and 59th Street	Opened November 3, 1905, closed September 2, 1973
Wentworth	5913 South Wentworth Avenue	Opened December 10, 1905, closed February 9, 1992
Princeton	Princeton Avenue and 61st Street	Opened January 11, 1906, closed August 1, 1949
Harvard	Harvard Avenue and 63rd Street	Opened November 3, 1906, closed February 9, 1992. North-eastern 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
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, replaced by Ashland/63rd
Ashland/63rd	6315 South Ashland Avenue

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