South Side Main Line (CTA)

Tags: Railway Line.

The South Side Main Line also known as the South Side Elevated is a branch in Chicago run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago ‘L’ system. It is an active branch that is only served by the Green Line with the exception of Roosevelt which is also served by the Orange Line. It has on average 12509 passengers counting branch divisions boarding each weekday as of February 2013 according to the CTA.

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is part of

Chicago 'L'

line length (μ)

10460.7

location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

number of stations

7, 11

opening date

1892-06-06

opening year

1892-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

Chicago Transit Authority, South Side Elevated Railroad, Chicago Rapid Transit Company

passengers per day

12509

railway rolling stock

5000 series (CTA)

route end

Garfield (CTA Green Line station)

route start

Roosevelt (CTA station)

type

Rapid transit

type of electrification

Volt, Third rail

voltage of electrification (V)

600.0