Loop elevated

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The Loop elevated is the iconic elevated railway circuit encircling downtown Chicago’s central business district, serving as the core hub of the city’s rapid transit system.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Loop elevated canonical 4
Loop Elevated 3
Loop elevated tracks 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf elevated railway
public transit infrastructure
rail transport infrastructure
alsoKnownAs Loop elevated tracks
linked to: Loop elevated

The Loop
linked to: Loop (Chicago)
connectsWith Brown Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Pink Line
Purple Line Express
designedBy Charles Tyson Yerkes
linked to: Charles T. Yerkes
encircles Chicago central business district
linked to: Chicago Loop
featuredIn numerous films set in Chicago
forms core hub of Chicago rapid transit system
hasApproximateLength about 1.79 miles
hasElectrification third rail
hasFareSystem integrated with CTA "L" network
hasGauge standard gauge
hasMaterial steel
hasShape closed loop
hasStation Adams/Wabash station
Clark/Lake station
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station
LaSalle/Van Buren station
Quincy station
Randolph/Wabash former station
State/Lake station
Washington/Wabash station
hasStreetBoundary Lake Street (north side of Loop)
Van Buren Street (south side of Loop)
Wabash Avenue (east side of Loop)
Wells Street (west side of Loop)
hasStructureType steel elevated viaduct
hasTrackConfiguration double track
heritageStatus historic urban infrastructure
isIconOf Chicago architecture
Chicago transit system
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
opened 1897
operatedBy Chicago Transit Authority
ownedBy Chicago Transit Authority
partOf Chicago "L"
serves Chicago Loop
downtown Chicago
usedFor rapid transit
urban passenger transport

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Referenced by (8)

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

State/Lake station partOf Loop Elevated
linked to: Loop elevated
South Side Main Line connectsTo Loop Elevated
linked to: Loop elevated
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station locatedOn Loop Elevated
linked to: Loop elevated
Loop elevated alsoKnownAs Loop elevated tracks
linked to: Loop elevated
State/Lake lineConfiguration Loop elevated
Inner Loop partOf Loop elevated
CTA Purple Line uses Loop elevated