CTA Blue Line

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Chicago 'L' line rapid transit line

The CTA Blue Line is a major Chicago 'L' rapid transit route that runs between O'Hare International Airport, downtown Chicago, and the city's western neighborhoods and suburbs.

Aliases (4)

Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line ×5
Blue Line (CTA) ×3
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line ×1
O'Hare branch of Blue Line ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago 'L' line → rapid transit line →
branch	Dearborn subway → Forest Park branch → O'Hare branch →
colorDesignation	blue →
connectsWith	Brown Line at Clark/Lake → Green Line at Clark/Lake → Metra at Forest Park → Metra at Jefferson Park → Orange Line at Clark/Lake → Pink Line at Clark/Lake → Purple Line at Clark/Lake → Red Line at Jackson →
country	United States →
electrification	third rail →
fareSystem	Ventra →
formerName	West-Northwest Route →
hasStation	Addison → Austin NERFINISHED → Belmont → California → Chicago → Cicero → Clark/Lake → Clinton → Cumberland → Damen → Division → Forest Park NERFINISHED → Grand → Harlem (Forest Park branch) → Harlem (O'Hare branch) → Illinois Medical District → Irving Park → Jackson → Jefferson Park NERFINISHED → Kedzie–Homan → LaSalle → Logan Square → Monroe → Montrose → O'Hare → Oak Park NERFINISHED → Pulaski → Racine → Rosemont → UIC–Halsted → Washington → Western (Forest Park branch) → Western (O'Hare branch) →
lineLength	approximately 26.93 miles →
locale	Chicago, Illinois →
oneOfFewLinesWith24HourServiceInSystem	true →
openedSegment	Congress branch opened 1958 → Logan Square branch opened 1895 → O'Hare extension completed 1984 →
operator	Chicago Transit Authority →
owner	Chicago Transit Authority →
powerSupply	600 V DC →
rightOfWay	median of Eisenhower Expressway on Forest Park branch →
serves	Chicago Loop → Near West Suburbs → O'Hare International Airport → West Side of Chicago →
servicePattern	24-hour service →
system	Chicago 'L' →
terminus	Forest Park station → O'Hare station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
transitType	heavy rail →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CTA Green Line → CTA Red Line → Red Line (CTA) ("Blue Line (CTA)") →	connectsWith
Jackson station (Blue Line) ("O'Hare branch of Blue Line") → Orange Line (CTA) ("Blue Line (CTA)") →	connectsTo
Dearborn Street subway ("Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line") →	carriedRailway
Loop →	hasTransportationSystem
O'Hare International Airport ("Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line") →	hasTransportConnection
Oak Park, Illinois ("Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line") →	locatedOnTransportCorridor
Columbia College Chicago (downtown campus) ("Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line") →	nearPublicTransit
West Town →	servedBy
Jackson station (CTA Blue Line) ("Blue Line (CTA)") →	servedByLine
Illinois Medical District ("Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line") →	transportationAccess
West Side, Chicago ("Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line") →	traversedBy