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Chicago Transit Authority

operator of mass transit in Cook County, Illinois
Organization transit_district Q117309
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Chicago Transit Authority

Summary

Chicago Transit Authority is a transit district[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of transit_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Transit Authority was a member of Chicago Collections Consortium[3].
  • Chicago Transit Authority is located in Chicago[4].
  • Chicago Transit Authority is in the country of United States[5].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's instance of is recorded as transit district[6].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[7].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's Commons category is recorded as Chicago Transit Authority[8].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's industry is recorded as public transport[9].
  • 1947 marks the founding of Chicago Transit Authority[10].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's parent organization or unit is recorded as Regional Transportation Authority[11].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q139741961[12].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's official website is recorded as https://transitchicago.com[13].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago Transit Authority[14].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's replaces is recorded as Chicago Surface Lines[15].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's replaces is recorded as Chicago Rapid Transit Company[16].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's replaces is recorded as Chicago Motor Coach Company[17].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's date of official opening is recorded as October 1, 1947[18].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Addison[19].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Addison[20].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Chicago[21].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Ashland[22].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Ashland[23].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as California[24].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Cicero[25].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Belmont[26].
  • Chicago Transit Authority's owner of is recorded as Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station[27].

Body

Founding

1947 marks the founding of Chicago Transit Authority[10].

Operations

Chicago Transit Authority's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[7]. Parent organizations include Regional Transportation Authority[11], a government agency[28], in United States[29], founded in 1974[30] and Q139741961[12].

Industry

Chicago Transit Authority's industry is recorded as public transport[9].

Why It Matters

Chicago Transit Authority ranks in the top 7% of transit_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 18d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 210270507
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 210270507, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/210270507"
  2. 21d ago · AlphaBeta135 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Regional Transportation Authority, Q139741961
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P749]]: [[Q139741961]]"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → chicago-transit-authority
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: chicago-transit-authority, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923091|chicago transit authority (#289923091)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  4. 14w ago · AlphaBeta135 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Chicago Surface Lines, Chicago Rapid Transit Company, Chicago Motor Coach Company
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q933933]]"
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