Metra Electric District line

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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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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
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
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

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Blue Island–Vermont Street publicTransportSystem Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Blue Island–Vermont Street servesCommuterRail Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District trains
South Chicago (93rd Street) railwayLine Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
South Chicago (93rd Street) partOfNetwork Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District network
Randolph Street Terminal servedLine Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Kenwood neighborhood transportationAccess Metra Electric District line
Blue Island branch partOf Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Blue Island branch system Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Blue Island branch commuterRailBrand Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric
Kenwood transportServedBy Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Olympia Fields, Illinois hasTransportation Metra Electric District line
South Chicago branch partOf Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
South Chicago branch connectsWith Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric main line
South Chicago branch publicTransportSystem Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad connectsWith Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago servedBy Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Douglas hasTransportation Metra Electric District line
subject surface form: Douglas, Chicago
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
South Shore, Chicago hasTransportation Metra Electric District line
57th Street Beach hasTransportationAccess Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District (nearby stations)
Hegewisch station servedByLine Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Hegewisch station partOfNetwork Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District network
Museum Campus/11th Street station railwayLine Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Museum Campus/11th Street station publicTransportSystem Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District commuter rail network
Park Forest, Illinois servedBy Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District line (nearby stations)
Burnham Harbor hasNearbyTransit Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Van Buren Street station servesLine Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
McCormick Place lakefront area hasTransportationAccess Metra Electric District line
Far South Side hasTransportation Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District
Prairie Avenue Historic District transportationNearby Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District (nearby stations)
Roseland hasTransportation Metra Electric District line
this entity surface form: Metra Electric District line (nearby stations serving area)