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North Side Main Line

elevated railway in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Place Rapid Transit Line Q3344171

Facts

10 properties

Identity

Instance of
rapid transit line, subway line branch[4]

Location

Country
United States[2]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Chicago[1]
More facts +7
Date of official opening
May 31, 1900[12]
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority[5]
State of use
in use[13]
Terminus
Howard station, Wells Street Bridge (1922)[6][7]
Topic has template
Template:North Side Main Line (CTA)[8]
Transport network
Chicago "L"[3]
Used by
Brown Line, Purple Line, Red Line[9][10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en North Side Main Line ja ノース・サイド・メイン・ライン ja ノース・サイド本線 ja ノースサイド本線 ja 北側本線 uk гілка Норс-Сайд-Мейн-Лайн zh 北側主線
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
20090503 under Chicago L on Franklin Street.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0kbg8mn

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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20w ago · DontCallMeLateForDinner · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → elevated railway in Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Instance of → rapid transit line, subway line branch
    Freebase ID → /m/0kbg8mn
    Vehicle normally used → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Terminus: Howard station"
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