Purple Line (CTA)

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The Purple Line (CTA) is a rapid transit route in Chicago primarily serving the northern suburbs and Evanston, with express service to downtown during weekday rush hours.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago Transit Authority line
rapid transit line
color purple
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electrification third rail
fareIntegration integrated with other CTA rail and bus services
fareSystem Ventra
formerName Chicago "L"
surface form: Evanston Express
hasStation Adams/Wabash station
surface form: Adams/Wabash

Belmont
Evanston, Illinois
surface form: Central (Evanston)

Clark/Lake
Davis
Harold Washington Library Center
surface form: Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren

Howard
Linden
Merchandise Mart
State/Lake
lineLength approximately 15 miles
locale Chicago metropolitan area
loopService operates clockwise around the Loop during express service
openingDate 1912
operator Chicago Transit Authority
owner Chicago Transit Authority
primaryServicePattern local service between Linden and Howard
routeNumber Purple Line
rushHourFeature skips stops between Howard and Belmont during express service
servesArea City of Chicago
Evanston, Illinois
Wilmette, Illinois
servesSuburbs northern suburbs of Chicago
serviceFrequency higher frequency during weekday rush hours
servicePattern weekday rush-hour express service between Linden and the Loop
sharesTrackWith CTA Brown Line
surface form: Brown Line (CTA)

CTA Red Line
surface form: Red Line (CTA)
state Illinois
system Chicago "L"
terminus Howard station
Linden station
trackGauge standard gauge
transitType heavy rail
usesRollingStock CTA 5000-series railcars
website https://www.transitchicago.com/purpleline/
weekdayService operates daily

Referenced by (30)

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Red Line connectsWith Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Red Line (CTA)
Blue Line connectsWith Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Blue Line (CTA)
Orange Line connectsTo Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Orange Line (CTA)
Yellow Line connectsToLineAtHoward Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Yellow Line (CTA)
Evanston, Illinois hasPublicTransit Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line
Wilmette, Illinois transportServedBy Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line
Lakeview transportServedBy Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: CTA Purple Line (rush hours)
Northwestern Elevated Railroad successorLine Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Purple Line (Chicago "L")
Merchandise Mart isServedBy Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago 'L' Purple Line (express)
Yellow Line (CTA) connectsWith Purple Line (CTA)
Howard category Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: CTA Purple Line stations
Central station (Purple Line) servedByLine Purple Line (CTA)
Davis station servedByLine Purple Line (CTA)
Dempster station (Purple Line) servesLine Purple Line (CTA)
Dempster station (Purple Line) hasService Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: CTA Purple Line local service
Dempster station (Purple Line) isPartOf Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Purple Line Evanston branch
Lakeview, Chicago hasPublicTransit Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line (rush hours)
Howard station isTerminalFor Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Purple Line (local services)
Belmont station (CTA Red Line) servedByLine Purple Line (CTA)
Wells Street Bridge partOf Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago 'L' Purple Line (rush hour) route
Linden station servesLine Purple Line (CTA)
Linden station terminusOf Purple Line (CTA)
Belmont station locatedOn Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Belmont station (CTA North Side)
this entity surface form: North Side Main Line (CTA)
Clark/Lake station (CTA) servesLine Purple Line (CTA)
Red Line (Chicago "L") sharesTrackWith Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Purple Line (Chicago "L")
Sedgwick station (Chicago "L") railwayLine Purple Line (CTA)
Sedgwick station (Chicago "L") serves Purple Line (CTA)
Jackson hasTransfer Purple Line (CTA)
subject surface form: Jackson (CTA Red Line station)
Lincoln Park neighborhood servedBy Purple Line (CTA)
this entity surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line (rush hours)