Brown and Purple Line Express trains run above Franklin Street
Overview
Status
Operational
Locale
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini
Howard
Merchandise Mart
Stations
21
Service
Type
Rapid transit
System
Chicago "L"
Services
RedPurpleBrown
Operator(s)
Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947) Northwestern Elevated Railroad (1900–1924)
Rolling stock
2600-series, 3200-series, 5000-series
Daily ridership
147,042 (average weekday 2019)
History
Opened
May 31, 1900
Technical
Line length
10.3 mi (16.6 km)
Character
Elevated
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map
Legend
Evanston branch
to Linden
Skokie branch
to Dempster–Skokie
Evanston
Chicago
Howard Yard
2
1
4
3
1, 4: Tracks 1 & 4
2, 3: Tracks 2 & 3
(outer)
(inner)
Howard
Jarvis
Morse
Loyola
Granville
Thorndale
Bryn Mawr
Berwyn
Argyle
Lawrence
Wilson
Wilson Yard
Buena Yard
Buena
Sheridan
Grace
Addison
Vautravers
Building
Building
relocated
Clark
Ravenswood branch
to Kimball
Clark Junction
Belmont
Wellington
Diversey
Wrightwood
Fullerton
Webster
Armitage
Willow Portal
Willow
Halsted
Larrabee
Sedgwick
Schiller
Division
State Street subway
Church Curve
Oak
Chicago
Grand
Merchandise Mart
Kinzie
North Water Terminal
Chicago River
Loop
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The North Side Main Line is a branch of the Chicago "L" system that is used by Red, Purple, and Brown Line trains. As of 2012, it is the network's busiest rail branch, serving an average of 123,229 passengers each weekday.[1] The branch is 10.3 miles (16.6 km)[2] long with a total of 21 stations, from Howard Street in Rogers Park down to Lake Street in Chicago's Loop. The branch serves the north side of the city 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Since 2005, this branch has been renovated several times and is currently being reconstructed. On January 7, 2011, CTA requested a rehabilitation program for the North Side Main Line.[3] This project is part of the Red Ahead program.[4]
^"2012 Annual Ridership Report" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^Garfield, Graham. "North Side Main Line". Chicago-L.org. Chicago 'L'. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^"CTA wants input on North Side Mainline Rehab". Prairie State Blue. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^"CTA Red Ahead". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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