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The Chicago 'L' (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long.
It consists of 145 train stations and eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke–hub distribution paradigm focusing transit towards The Loop.
Operational Lines[]
| Route name | Terminals | Loop | Length | Stations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Line | Howard ↔ 95th/Dan Ryan | State Street subway | 26-mile (42 km) |
33 | |
| Blue Line | O'Hare International Airport ↔ Forest Park | Milwaukee-Dearborn subway | 27-mile (43 km) |
33 | |
| Brown Line | The Loop ↔ Kimball | counter-clockwise | 11-mile (18 km) |
27 | |
| Green Line | Harlem/Lake ↔ Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove/63rd | both directions | 21-mile (33 km) |
30 | |
| Orange Line | The Loop ↔ Midway International Airport | clockwise | 13-mile (21 km) |
16 | |
| Pink Line | The Loop ↔ 54th/Cermak | clockwise | 11-mile (18 km) |
22 | |
| Purple Line | The Loop ↔ Linden | clockwise | 15-mile (24 km) |
26 | |
| Yellow Line | Dempster–Skokie ↔ Howard | no service to Loop | 5-mile (8 km) |
3 |
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