Purple Line

Rapid transit line run by the Chicago Transit Authority
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Purple Line

Summary

Purple Line is a rapid transit line[1]. It draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (rapid_transit_line category, ranking #81 of 700).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Line is located in Chicago[3].
  • Purple Line is in the country of United States[4].
  • Purple Line's transport network is recorded as Chicago "L"[5].
  • Purple Line's image is recorded as CTA Purple Line train at Davis station.jpg[6].
  • Purple Line's instance of is recorded as rapid transit line[7].
  • Purple Line's operator is recorded as Chicago Transit Authority[8].
  • Purple Line's logo image is recorded as Icon purpleline CTA.png[9].
  • Purple Line's Commons category is recorded as CTA Purple Line[10].
  • Purple Line's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2675822[11].
  • Purple Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 7D158D[12].
  • Purple Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 522398[13].
  • Purple Line's terminus is recorded as Linden station[14].
  • Purple Line's terminus is recorded as Howard station[15].
  • Purple Line's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02j6_j[16].
  • Purple Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CTA Purple Line[17].
  • Purple Line's type of electrification is recorded as 600 V DC railway electrification[18].
  • Purple Line's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[19].
  • Purple Line's date of official opening is recorded as +1949-07-31T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Purple Line's route number is recorded as Purple0[21].
  • Purple Line's different from is recorded as Purple Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail)[22].
  • Purple Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+24'}[23].
  • Purple Line's uses is recorded as Evanston Branch[24].
  • Purple Line's connects with is recorded as Purple Line Express[25].
  • Purple Line's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/Purple Line[26].
  • Purple Line's vehicle normally used is recorded as 5000 series[27].

Body

Geography

Purple Line is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3].

Physical Characteristics

Purple Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+24'}[23].

Designation and Status

Purple Line's instance of is recorded as rapid transit line[7].

Why It Matters

Purple Line draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (rapid_transit_line category, ranking #81 of 700).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . transitchicago.com. transitchicago.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . transitchicago.com. transitchicago.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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