Brown Line (CTA)
The Brown Line (or the Ravenswood Line) of the Chicago "L" system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3 km) route with 27 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. It runs completely above ground and is almost entirely grade-separated. It is the third busiest 'L' route, with an average of 101,881 passengers boarding each weekday in 2011.[1]
Brown Line | |
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A Brown Line train of 3200 series cars. | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Chicago "L" |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Termini | Kimball The Loop, Belmont |
| Stations | 27 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | August 1, 1949 (Current operation) |
| Operator(s) | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Character | Elevated and Street Level |
| Rolling stock | 3200-series |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 11.4 mi (18.3 km) |
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Minimum radius | 90 feet (27 m) |
The Brown Line operates to the Loop weekdays and Saturdays from 4:00 am to 1:30 am and on Sundays from 5:00 am to 1:30 am. The Brown Line Shuttle service, running only between Kimball and Belmont, runs from 4:00 am to 2:20 am on weekdays and Saturdays, and 5:00 am to 2:00 am on Sundays. At Belmont, southbound riders can transfer to the 24-hour Red Line.
Brown Line (CTA) Media
References
- ↑ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2012-05-31.