South Shore Line

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The South Shore Line is an electric commuter rail service connecting Chicago with communities in northern Indiana, including Gary.

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All labels observed (14)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail service
electric railway
interurban railway
commuterRailNetwork Chicago metropolitan area
connects Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Gary, Indiana
Michigan City, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
connectsWith Chicago Transit Authority
Metra Electric District line
surface form: Metra Electric District
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electrification overhead line
electrificationVoltage 1500 V DC
fareSystem zone-based
formerOperator Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
hasDailyRidership tens of thousands of passengers
hasLineLength approximately 90 miles
hasRollingStockType electric multiple unit
hasServicePattern all-stop local trains
limited-stop trains
hasStation East Chicago station
Gary Metro Center
Hegewisch station
Michigan City 11th Street station
South Bend Airport station
hasWebsite https://www.mysouthshoreline.com/
headquartersLocation Chesterton, Indiana
locale Illinois
Indiana
notableFor being one of the last surviving interurban railways in the United States
openingDate 1908
operator South Shore Line self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
owner Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
primaryPowerSource electricity
primaryUse commuter transport
railwaySignalling wayside signals
regionServed Calumet Region
servesCity City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Gary, Indiana
servesRegion Northern Indiana
serviceType commuter rail
regional rail
terminus Millennium Station
South Bend International Airport
ticketingMethod onboard collection
station ticket machines
trackGauge standard gauge

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input
Subject: South Shore Line
Description of subject: The South Shore Line is an electric commuter rail service connecting Chicago with communities in northern Indiana, including Gary.

Referenced by (38)

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

Gary, Indiana servedBy South Shore Line
Hyde Park area hasPublicTransit South Shore Line
subject surface form: Hyde Park (Chicago)
this entity surface form: Metra South Shore Line
Hyde Park, Chicago transportServedBy South Shore Line
Metra Electric District line connectsWith South Shore Line
South Shore Line operator South Shore Line self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Hegewisch, Chicago servedBy South Shore Line
Notre Dame, Indiana servedByRail South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line (nearby in South Bend)
Michigan City, Indiana hasTransportation South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter rail
Millennium Station serves South Shore Line
Northern Indiana hasRailCorridor South Shore Line
Ogden Dunes, Indiana hasTransportation South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter rail nearby
Chesterton, Indiana railService South Shore Line
Beverly Shores, Indiana hasTransportation South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter rail
Gary metropolitan area railService South Shore Line
Gary Metro Center servedByRailLine South Shore Line
Gary Metro Center partOfTransitSystem South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter rail system
Gary Metro Center isMajorHubFor South Shore Line
East Chicago station servesLine South Shore Line
East Chicago station railwayLine South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line (NICTD)
East Chicago station fareSystem South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line fare system
South Bend Airport station railwayLine South Shore Line
South Bend Airport station terminusOf South Shore Line
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District regulates South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter rail service
Michigan City 11th Street station fareSystem South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line fare system
Michigan City 11th Street station hasService South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line commuter trains
Michigan City 11th Street station isIntermediateStopOn South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line Chicago–South Bend route
Hegewisch station servedByLine South Shore Line
Hegewisch station partOfNetwork South Shore Line
this entity surface form: South Shore Line network
Miller Beach neighborhood transportationAccess South Shore Line
subject surface form: Miller Beach
this entity surface form: South Shore Line (nearby stations)
Northwest Indiana hasTransportationLink South Shore Line