Loop elevated
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The Loop elevated is the iconic elevated railway circuit encircling downtown Chicago’s central business district, serving as the core hub of the city’s rapid transit system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loop elevated canonical | 4 |
| Loop Elevated | 3 |
| Loop elevated tracks | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway
ⓘ
public transit infrastructure ⓘ rail transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Loop elevated
ⓘ
surface form:
Loop elevated tracks
Loop (Chicago) ⓘ
surface form:
The Loop
|
| connectsWith |
Brown Line
ⓘ
Green Line ⓘ Orange Line ⓘ Pink Line ⓘ Purple Line Express ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Charles T. Yerkes
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Tyson Yerkes
|
| encircles |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago central business district
|
| featuredIn | numerous films set in Chicago ⓘ |
| forms | core hub of Chicago rapid transit system ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 1.79 miles ⓘ |
| hasElectrification | third rail ⓘ |
| hasFareSystem | integrated with CTA "L" network ⓘ |
| hasGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hasShape | closed loop ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Adams/Wabash station
ⓘ
Clark/Lake station ⓘ Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station ⓘ LaSalle/Van Buren station ⓘ Quincy station ⓘ Randolph/Wabash station ⓘ
surface form:
Randolph/Wabash former station
State/Lake station ⓘ Washington/Wabash station ⓘ |
| hasStreetBoundary |
Lake Street (north side of Loop)
ⓘ
Van Buren Street Metra station ⓘ
surface form:
Van Buren Street (south side of Loop)
Wabash Avenue (east side of Loop) ⓘ Washington Street and Wells Street, Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Wells Street (west side of Loop)
|
| hasStructureType | steel elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| hasTrackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| isIconOf |
Chicago architecture
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago transit system
|
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| opened | 1897 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago "L" ⓘ |
| serves |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
downtown Chicago ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rapid transit
ⓘ
urban passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loop Elevated
this entity surface form:
Loop Elevated
this entity surface form:
Loop Elevated
this entity surface form:
Loop elevated tracks