CTA

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mass transit system operator public transportation agency

CTA is the primary public transportation agency serving Chicago and many of its surrounding suburbs, operating the city's buses and rapid transit "L" train system.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Chicago Transit Authority 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mass transit system operator ⓘ
public transportation agency ⓘ
abbreviation CTA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fareSystem distance-insensitive flat fare with transfers ⓘ
foundedBy Illinois ⓘ
surface form: State of Illinois
governingBody Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Transit Board
hasChairperson Dorval R. Carter Jr. ⓘ
hasColor blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.transitchicago.com/ ⓘ
hasRailLine Blue Line ⓘ
Chicago "L" ⓘ
surface form: Brown Line

Green Line ⓘ
Orange Line ⓘ
Pink Line ⓘ
Purple Line ⓘ
Red Line ⓘ
Yellow Line ⓘ
hasRollingStockType battery-electric buses ⓘ
diesel-powered buses ⓘ
electric multiple unit railcars ⓘ
hybrid buses ⓘ
hasServiceType express bus service ⓘ
local bus service ⓘ
rapid transit rail service ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
inception 1947 ⓘ
legalForm municipal corporation ⓘ
modeOfTransport bus ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ
notableFeature 24-hour rail service on some lines ⓘ
elevated rail tracks in Chicago Loop ⓘ
operatesInMunicipality Cicero, Illinois ⓘ
Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Oak Park, Illinois ⓘ
Skokie, Illinois ⓘ
operatesSystem CTA bus system ⓘ
Chicago "L" ⓘ
parentOrganization Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Regional Transportation Authority
powerSupply third rail electrification ⓘ
servesCity Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
servesRegion Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Cook County

DuPage County, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: DuPage County
serviceAreaPopulation millions of residents and visitors in the Chicago region ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
usesFareCardSystem Ventra ⓘ

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CTA → abbreviation → CTA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago Transit Authority