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Chicago "L"

rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the CTA
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Summary

Chicago "L" is a rapid transit[1]. Chicago "L" draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (rapid transit category, ranking #172 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chicago[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Owned by: Chicago Transit Authority[5]
  • Operator: Chicago Transit Authority[6]
  • Part of: transportation in Chicago[7]
  • Commons category: Chicago 'L'[8]
  • Has part(s): Red Line[9], Blue Line[10], Brown Line[11], Green Line[12], Orange Line[13], Purple Line[14], Pink Line[15], Yellow Line[16], The Loop[17], Purple Line Express[18]
  • Inception: June 6, 1892[19]
  • Official website: https://www.transitchicago.com/[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chicago "L"[21]
  • Type of electrification: 600 V DC railway electrification[22]
  • Commons gallery: Chicago 'L'[23]
  • Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[24]
  • Daily patronage: 728,643[25]
  • Date of official opening: June 6, 1892[26]
  • Native label: Chicago "L"[27]
  • Length: 102.8 miles[28]
  • Has list: Liste des stations Chicago de la CTA[29], list of Chicago 'L' stations[30], list of former Chicago 'L' stations[31]
  • KML file: Template:Attached KML/Chicago "L"[32]
  • Vehicle normally used: Chicago 'L' rolling stock[33]
  • Patronage: 103,524,900 2022[34], 230,200,000[35], 218,500,000[36]
  • State of use: in use[37]

Why It Matters

Chicago "L" has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Chicago "L" is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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