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Northwest Branch

Rapid transit line in Chicago
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Northwest Branch

Summary

Northwest Branch is a railway line[1].

Key Facts

  • Northwest Branch is located in Chicago[2].
  • Northwest Branch is in the country of United States[3].
  • Northwest Branch's instance of is recorded as railway line[4].
  • Northwest Branch is operated by Chicago Transit Authority[5].
  • Northwest Branch is part of Chicago "L"[6].
  • Northwest Branch's date of official opening is recorded as May 6, 1895[7].
  • Northwest Branch's date of official closure is recorded as February 25, 1951[8].
  • Northwest Branch's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[9].

Body

Geography

Northwest Branch is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Chicago[2]. It is part of Chicago "L"[6].

Designation and Status

Northwest Branch's instance of is recorded as railway line[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. 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. 4d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of use → decommissioned
    Connecting line → ['Q6825133', 'Q16980481']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48432|batch #48432]]"
  2. 19d ago · Carlwinslow11 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → railway line
    Imported from → —
    Country → United States
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Chicago
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P5817]]: [[Q11639308]]"
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