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Chicago Subdivision

railway line in Illinois
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Chicago Subdivision

Summary

Chicago Subdivision is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Subdivision is located in Chicago metropolitan area[3].
  • Chicago Subdivision is in the country of United States[4].
  • Chicago Subdivision's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Chicago Subdivision is owned by BNSF Railway[6].
  • Chicago Subdivision is operated by BNSF Railway[7].
  • Chicago Subdivision is part of Northern Transcon[8].
  • Chicago Subdivision's Commons category is recorded as Chicago Subdivision[9].
  • Chicago Subdivision's terminus is recorded as Chicago Union Station[10].
  • Chicago Subdivision's terminus is recorded as Aurora[11].
  • Chicago Subdivision's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[12].
  • Chicago Subdivision's length is recorded as {'amount': '+38'}[13].
  • Chicago Subdivision's connects with is recorded as Aurora Subdivision[14].
  • Chicago Subdivision's connects with is recorded as Mendota Subdivision[15].
  • Chicago Subdivision's state of use is recorded as in use[16].

Body

Geography

Chicago Subdivision is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago metropolitan area[3]. It is part of Northern Transcon[8].

Physical Characteristics

Chicago Subdivision's length is recorded as {'amount': '+38'}[13].

Designation and Status

Chicago Subdivision's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].

History and Context

Chicago Subdivision is owned by BNSF Railway[6].

Why It Matters

Chicago Subdivision ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connects with → Aurora Subdivision, Mendota Subdivision
    Terminus → Chicago Union Station, Aurora
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Chicago metropolitan area
    Part of → Northern Transcon
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53597|batch #53597]]: probably due to their P402"
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