Yellow Line (CTA)

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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.


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

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