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The Ashland Branch (formerly Englewood Branch) is a 3.0 mi long branch currently operated by the Red Line 'L' of the Chicago Transit Authority, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of the city of Chicago, Illinois. During the 2013 Dan Ryan Branch reconstruction project, all Red Line trains from Howard will terminate at the Ashland/63rd stop of this branch.

History
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.