Chicago "L"

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The Chicago "L" is the elevated rapid transit system serving Chicago and some surrounding suburbs, known for its iconic above-ground tracks and extensive urban rail network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elevated railway
public transportation system
rapid transit system
characteristic elevated tracks in central business district
mix of elevated, at-grade, and subway sections
connectsTo Midway International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
connectsWith CTA bus network
linked to: CTA buses

Metra commuter rail
linked to: Metra

Pace suburban bus
country United States
dailyRidership hundreds of thousands of passengers
electrification third rail electrification
fareCollection automated faregates
fareSystem Ventra
governingBody Chicago Transit Board
hasColorCoding color-coded lines
hasLine Blue Line
Brown Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Pink Line
Purple Line
Red Line
Yellow Line
hasMapDisplay color-coded route diagrams
inception 1892
locatedIn Illinois
notableFor iconic above-ground tracks
one of the oldest rapid transit systems in the United States
notableStructure Loop elevated
linked to: Loop
numberOfLines 8
opened 1892
operator Chicago Transit Authority
operatorType public agency
ownedBy Chicago Transit Authority
partOf Chicago Transit Authority rail system
primaryMode rail
region Midwestern United States
rollingStockType electric multiple units
safetySystem automatic block signaling
serves Chicago
Cook County, Illinois
some surrounding suburbs of Chicago
servesArea Chicago Loop
serviceType rapid transit
urban rail
systemLength over 100 miles of track
trackGauge standard gauge

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago Transit Authority operates Chicago "L"
Chicago Transit Authority hasLine Brown Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Transit Authority operatesSystem Chicago "L"
subject linked to: CTA
Chicago Transit Authority hasRailLine Brown Line
subject linked to: CTA
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Rapid Transit Company operatedSystem Chicago elevated railway
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Rapid Transit Company precededBy South Side Elevated Railroad
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Rapid Transit Company precededBy Lake Street Elevated Railroad
linked to: Chicago "L"
South Side, Chicago transportServedBy Chicago 'L' Green Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Card usedOn Chicago 'L' rapid transit
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Card usedOn CTA rail system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Near North Side hasTransportation Chicago "L" Red Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Near North Side hasTransportation Chicago "L" Brown Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Near North Side hasTransportation Chicago "L" Purple Line (rush hours)
linked to: Chicago "L"
Loop hasTransportationSystem Chicago "L"
Red Line (CTA) system Chicago "L"
subject linked to: Red Line
Blue Line (CTA) system Chicago 'L'
subject linked to: Blue Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Green Line (CTA) system Chicago "L"
subject linked to: Green Line
Green Line (CTA) partOfNetwork CTA rail system
subject linked to: Green Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Orange Line (CTA) partOf Chicago "L"
subject linked to: Orange Line
Addison station (CTA Red Line) isPartOf Chicago "L" system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Purple Line (CTA) partOf Chicago 'L' system
subject linked to: Purple Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Pink Line system Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
Yellow Line (CTA) isPartOfNetwork Chicago 'L' rapid transit system
subject linked to: Yellow Line
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Railways Company partOf Chicago urban transit system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Pace Suburban Bus connectsWith CTA rail system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Metra Union Pacific West Line connectsWith Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ via downtown Chicago stations
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Loop hasTransportation Chicago "L"
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad partOf Chicago rapid transit system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Sox–35th partOfNetwork Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
35th–Bronzeville–IIT station partOfSystem Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
Roosevelt station partOfSystem Chicago "L"
CTA buses connectsWith Chicago 'L' rapid transit system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Northwestern Elevated Railroad railwaySystem Chicago elevated rail system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad connectedTo Chicago "L" system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line stations partOfNetwork Chicago 'L' system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Monroe locatedInSystem Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
Monroe isPartOfNetwork CTA rail system
linked to: Chicago "L"
State/Lake station partOfSystem Chicago "L"
CTA Red Line transitSystem Chicago "L"
CTA Red Line partOfNetwork CTA rail system
linked to: Chicago "L"
Lake station system Chicago "L"
CTA Blue Line system Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
CTA Brown Line system Chicago 'L'
linked to: Chicago "L"
Harold Washington Library Center nearbyTransitLine Chicago 'L' Loop
linked to: Chicago "L"
Jackson station (CTA Red Line) isPartOfSystem Chicago 'L'
subject linked to: Jackson station
linked to: Chicago "L"
Jackson station (CTA Blue Line) isPartOfSystem Chicago 'L'
subject linked to: Jackson station
linked to: Chicago "L"
CTA Green Line system Chicago "L"