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
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleChicago, Illinois, United States
Termini
Stations1,508
(average weekday 2019)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChicago "L"
ServicesGreen
Operator(s)Chicago Transit Authority (1947present)
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (19241947)
South Side Elevated Railroad (19051924)
Rolling stock5000-series
History
OpenedNovember 3, 1905
Technical
Line length3.0 mi (4.8 km)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird 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 (former C&WI)
Halsted
Chicago and Interurban
Traction Company
Racine
Loomis
Ashland/63rd
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