Yellow Line (CTA)

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Chicago Transit Authority line railway line rapid transit line

The Yellow Line (CTA), also known as the Skokie Swift, is a short Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit route that runs between Howard and Skokie without serving downtown Chicago.

Aliases (1)

Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago Transit Authority line → railway line → rapid transit line →
accessibility	all stations accessible →
alsoKnownAs	Skokie Swift →
connectsWith	Purple Line (CTA) → Red Line (CTA) →
country	United States →
county	Cook County, Illinois →
depot	Howard Yard →
doesNotServe	downtown Chicago →
electrification	third rail →
fareIntegration	free transfers at Howard station with Red and Purple Lines →
fareSystem	Ventra →
fareZone	CTA flat fare system →
formerName	Skokie Swift →
lineColor	yellow →
locale	Chicago metropolitan area →
mapRepresentation	shown as yellow on CTA system map →
notableFeature	does not enter Chicago Loop → shortest CTA rail line by route length →
numberOfStations	3 →
openedAsSkokieSwift	1964 →
operator	Chicago Transit Authority →
owner	Chicago Transit Authority →
peakUse	commuter traffic between Skokie and CTA rail network →
primaryTransferPoint	Howard station →
rebrandedAsYellowLine	1993 →
region	Illinois →
rightOfWay	former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad →
rollingStock	CTA 5000-series railcars →
routeLength	approximately 4.7 miles →
safetyIncident	service suspended May 2015 after embankment collapse →
serves	Chicago, Illinois → Skokie, Illinois →
serviceAreaCharacteristic	suburban →
servicePattern	shuttle service between Howard and Skokie →
serviceResumed	January 2016 →
serviceType	all-stop service →
system	Chicago "L" →
terminus	Dempster–Skokie station → Howard station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
transitType	rapid transit →
website	https://www.transitchicago.com/yellowline/ →
weekdayService	operates daily →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Purple Line (CTA) → Red Line (CTA) →	connectsWith
Skokie, Illinois ("Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line") →	servedBy