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The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") [4] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois.Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long as of 2014, [1] [note 1] and the third-busiest rapid ...
The Chicago Transit Authority, or CTA, one of three service boards within the Regional Transportation Authority, operates the second largest public transportation system in the United States (to New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority) and covers the City of Chicago and 40 surrounding suburbs. The CTA operates 24 hours a day and, on an ...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 309,197,200, or about 962,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
The system is patrolled by the Chicago Police Department’s Public Transportation Unit, as well as the police departments of Evanston, Forest Park and Oak Park. CTA has K-9 patrol units in ...
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. [2]
System Transit agency City/area served Annual ridership 2024 [1] Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2024 [2] System length Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q4 2024 Opened Stations Lines 1 New York City Subway: NYCTA [note 1] New York City: 2,040,132,000 6,734,700 248 mi (399 km) [3] 27,156 1904 [4] 472 [4] 26 [4] 2 Washington Metro: WMATA: Washington ...
The Loop (historically Union Loop) is the 1.79-mile-long (2.88 km) circuit of elevated rail that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in the United States. As of April 2024, the branch served 40,341 passengers on an average weekday. [2]
The RTA system provides nearly 2 million rides per day, making it the third largest public transportation system in North America. [2] The RTA provides several services to the public, including the RTA Travel Information line at 836-7000 from all Chicago area area codes, an automated trip planner, and "try transit" advertising.