South Side elevated lines of Chicago

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The South Side elevated lines of Chicago are a historic segment of the city’s rapid transit system serving Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods as part of the “L” network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elevated railway
rapid transit line
connectsTo Chicago Loop
surface form: Chicago Loop elevated

Northwestern Elevated Railroad
surface form: North Side elevated lines of Chicago

Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
surface form: West Side elevated lines of Chicago
electrification third rail
electrificationVoltage 600 V DC
fareCollection barrier-controlled stations
proof-of-payment not used
fareSystem Chicago Transit Authority fare system
hasConnection CTA bus network
Metra Electric District line
surface form: Metra Electric District

Metra Rock Island District line
surface form: Rock Island District (Metra)

South Shore Line
historicalSignificance one of the earliest elevated rapid transit corridors in Chicago
isPartOfHistoryOf public transportation in Chicago
urban rail transit in the United States
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
openingDate 1892
operator Chicago Transit Authority
owner Chicago Transit Authority
partOf Chicago "L"
CTA Green Line
surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Green Line

CTA Orange Line
surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Orange Line

CTA Red Line
surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Red Line

CTA rail network
surface form: Chicago Transit Authority rail system
railGauge standard gauge
safetySystem automatic block signaling
cab signaling
serves South Side, Chicago
servesNeighborhood Ashburn
South Side, Chicago
surface form: Back of the Yards

Bridgeport
South Side, Chicago
surface form: Bronzeville

Chatham
Englewood
Roseland
Washington Park
Woodlawn
ticketing Ventra
transportMode rapid transit
usesInfrastructureType embankment
open cut
steel elevated structure
subway

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Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad connectedTo South Side elevated lines of Chicago
Englewood Branch formerName South Side elevated lines of Chicago
this entity surface form: Englewood branch of the South Side Elevated