Red Line (CTA)
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The Red Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the busiest line on the "L" system, with an average of 93,457 passengers boarding each weekday in 2022. The route is 26 miles (42 km) long with a total of 33 stations. It runs elevated from the Howard station in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side, through a subway on the Near North Side, Downtown, and the South Loop, and then through the Dan Ryan Expressway median to 95th/Dan Ryan in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side.
A Red Line train of 5000-series cars departing the Sheridan station
Berwyn station is typical of stations on the northern section of the Red Line.
Addison Station at Wrigley Field is served by Red Line trains.
Red Line platform at Jackson in the State Street subway
Chicago Transit Authority
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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 2023, the system had a ridership of 279,146,200, or about 908,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
A CTA Red Line train exiting the State Street subway
Entrance to CTA headquarters
Blue Line terminal at O'Hare International Airport.
Purple Line Central Station, Evanston.