Chicago 'L'

The Chicago Elevated is the principal urban heavy rail and metro serving Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is colloquially known by several names: Chicago El, Chicago L, El, L, CTA Trains, Rapid Transit Trains and other variations. Networked as a series of rail lines, the Chicago Elevated connects downtown Chicago with eight adjacent suburban cities, towns and villages. It is one of several mass transit programs of the Chicago Transit Authority; it also offers a more often used city bus system. The oldest segments of the Chicago Elevated date to 1892.

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Urban - Heavy rail - Metro - Chicago - Illinois - United States - Suburb - Cities - Town - Village - Mass transit - Chicago Transit Authority - Bus - 1892

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The Chicago Elevated is one of the busiest mass transit systems in the United States and the world. According to 2003 statistics prepared by the Chicago Transit Authority, 494,743 people rode the Chicago Elevated each weekday. 262,791 people rode each Saturday while 180,951 people rode each Sunday. Despite the fame of the Chicago Elevated, it is not the most popular service (in terms of usage) provided by the Chicago Transit Authority. More Chicago residents use the city bus system which has 148 routes connecting all the neighborhoods of Chicago. The statistics noted that for every person that rode the Chicago Elevated, two people rode the city bus system.

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2003 - Statistics - Weekday - Saturday - Sunday - Neighborhoods of Chicago

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The Chicago Elevated derives its name from its distinct elevated railway lines that run through the Chicago Loop. The Chicago Elevated also serves as a subway at grade level through downtown Chicago. Along the expressways that lead into and out of Chicago, the Chicago Elevated run on tracks constructed within the medians. Chicago pioneered the use of the expressway median for rail lines in the 1950s.

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Chicago Loop - Subway - Expressway - 1950s

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