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The Metropolitan Main Line is a defunct rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago ‘L’ system. The line ran west from two downtown termini the Wells Street Terminal and the Loop via Franklin/Van Buren to the Marshfield Junction. At this point the Garfield Park Branch continued westward while the Douglas Park Branch turned south and the Northwest Branch turned north feeding the Humboldt Park Branch and Logan Square Branch.

closing date
1958-06-22
closing year
1958-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
is part of
Chicago 'L'
location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
number of stations
6
opening date
1895-05-06
opening year
1895-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Chicago Transit Authority, Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, Chicago Rapid Transit Company
route end
Marshfield_(CTA_station)
route start
Wells Street Terminal, Van_Buren_(CTA_station)
type
Rapid transit
type of electrification
Volt, Third rail
voltage of electrification (V)
600.0

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