Chicago "L"

rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the CTA
Thing Rapid Transit Q820880

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
rapid transit
Inception
June 6, 1892[17]
Located in
Chicago
Coordinate location
🗺️ 41.850°, -87.650°
Daily patronage
728643.0[21]
Date of official opening
June 6, 1892[22]
KML file
Template:Attached KML/Chicago "L"[28]
Length
102.8[24]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Chicago[2]
Native label
Chicago "L"[23]
Patronage
218.5M (103.5M–230.2M, n=3)[30][31][32]
State of use
in use[33]
Type of electrification
600 V DC railway electrification[19]
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Vehicle normally used
Chicago 'L' rolling stock[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chicago Metro en The 'L' en 'L' en Chicago Subway en Chicago El en Chicago Elevated en Chicago Elevated Rail en Chicago "L" en Chicago 'L' en Chicago L cs Metro v Chicagu de U-Bahn Chicago de Intramural Railway de Chicago 'L' es Chicago 'L' es Metro de Chicago es Subte de Chicago es The 'L' fa متروی شیکاگو fi Chicago "L"
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2022153800
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chicago Elevated Train.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
03146561n
Freebase ID
/m/02591f
OpenStreetMap relation ID
16490259
Topic's main category
Category:Chicago "L"

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Instance of 1
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Operator 1
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Summary

Chicago "L" is a rapid transit[1].

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Class ancestry

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