Dorchester station

Railway station in the United States of America

For other uses, see Dorchester station (disambiguation).

Dorchester

1400E
6300S

Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station

Dorchester station in 1906

General information
Location| 1400 East 63rd Street
Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates| 41°46′50″N 87°35′35″W﻿ / ﻿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; 131 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

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]

## References

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1. ^ "Run Trains to Madison Avenue". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1893. p. 2.
2. ^ "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 1973. p. 42.
3. ^ Washburn, Gary (April 27, 1994). "Some in Woodlawn Favor Demolishing a Part of Jackson Park 'L'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2020 - via Chicago "L".org.

## External links

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* Dorchester station page at Chicago-L.org
* The site of Dorchester seen in a home movie from the 1970s or early 1980s

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Current and former Chicago "L" stations

Jackson Park branch|

* 58th
* 61st
* King Drive
* Cottage Grove
* University
* Dorchester
* Jackson Park
* Chicago Junction

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