Metra Electric District line

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Metra line commuter rail line

The Metra Electric District line is a commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs from downtown Chicago to its southern suburbs, serving key destinations along the South Side and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Metra Electric District 13
Metra Electric Blue Island Branch 1
Metra Electric District (nearby connections) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Metra line ⓘ
commuter rail line ⓘ
connectsAt Millennium Station ⓘ
Museum Campus/11th Street station ⓘ
Van Buren Street station ⓘ
connectsWith South Shore Line ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
electrification 1500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ
fareSystem Metra zone-based fares ⓘ
formerDowntownTerminal Randolph Street Terminal ⓘ
formerOperator Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ
hasBranch Blue Island branch ⓘ
South Chicago branch ⓘ
University Park ⓘ
surface form: University Park main line
historicalName Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ
surface form: Illinois Central Electric
lineLength approximately 31 miles ⓘ
locale Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

South Side, Chicago ⓘ
surface form: South Side of Chicago
numberOfTracks multiple tracks ⓘ
openedAsElectricService 1926 ⓘ
operator Metra ⓘ
owner Metra ⓘ
partOf Metra ⓘ
surface form: Chicago commuter rail network
primaryDowntownStation Millennium Station ⓘ
rollingStockType electric multiple units ⓘ
serves Blue Island, Illinois ⓘ
Chicago State University area ⓘ
Flossmoor, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grant Park ⓘ
surface form: Grant Park area

Harvey, Illinois ⓘ
Homewood, Illinois ⓘ
Hyde Park area ⓘ
surface form: Hyde Park neighborhood

Kenwood neighborhood ⓘ
Museum Campus ⓘ
surface form: Museum Campus area

Olympia Fields, Illinois ⓘ
Park Forest, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pullman neighborhood ⓘ
South Side, Chicago ⓘ
surface form: South Chicago neighborhood

University Park, Illinois ⓘ
servicePattern all-stops local services ⓘ
limited-stop express services ⓘ
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
system Metra ⓘ
terminus Blue Island–Vermont Street ⓘ
Millennium Station ⓘ
South Chicago (93rd Street) ⓘ
University Park ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rock Island District → connectsWith → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Rock Island District main line → connectsWith → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District (via downtown Chicago)
South Shore Line → connectsWith → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Hyde Park area → hasPublicTransit → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
subject surface form: Hyde Park (Chicago)
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Kenwood, Chicago → hasPublicTransit → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Pullman, Chicago → hasPublicTransit → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
Hyde Park → hasTransportation → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
Woodlawn, Chicago → hasTransportation → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Van Buren Street Metra station → line → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Metra → operates → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Metra → operates → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric Main Line
Metra → operates → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric Blue Island Branch
Metra → operates → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric South Chicago Branch
Van Buren Street Metra station → partOf → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District main line
Museum of Science and Industry → publicTransitAccess → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
Harvey, Illinois → servedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Hegewisch, Chicago → servedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District (nearby connections)
Homewood, Illinois → servedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Roseland, Chicago → servedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Kankakee metropolitan area → servedByRail → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District (via nearby connections to Chicago)
Van Buren Street Metra station → servesRailSystem → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District suburban network
Hyde Park, Chicago → transportServedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
South Side, Chicago → transportServedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Matteson, Illinois → transportation → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
Greater Grand Crossing → traversedBy → Metra Electric District line ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District