Green Line (CTA)

The Green Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the only completely elevated route in the "L" system. All other routes may have various combinations of elevated, subway, street level (at grade), or freeway median sections.

Green Line
A Cottage Grove-bound Green Line train of 5000-series cars approaching the Roosevelt station.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleChicago, Oak Park and Forest Park, Illinois, United States
Termini
Stations30
WebsiteCTA Green Line
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChicago "L"
Operator(s)Chicago Transit Authority
Depot(s)Ashland Yard, Harlem Yard
Rolling stock5000-series
6 car trains (typical); 8 car maximum
Daily ridership19,018 each weekday (2022)
History
OpenedFebruary 21, 1993 (1993-02-21)
(Current operation)
Technical
Line length20.695 mi (33.305 km)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius90 feet (27 m)
ElectrificationThird rail, 600 V DC
Route map
Green Line highlighted in green
UP-W to Elburn
Harlem/Lake | Oak Park
Oak Park
Ridgeland
Oak Park
Chicago
Austin
Central
Laramie
Cicero
Pulaski
Homan
demolished
Kedzie
California
Damen
opening 2024
Pink to 54th/Cermak
Ashland
Morgan
Halsted
demolished
Clinton
Ogilvie T.C. UP-N UP-NW UP-W
BrownOrangePinkPurple
Blue to O'Hare
Clark/Lake
Blue to Forest Park | Red to Howard
State/Lake
Lake
Randolph/Wabash
demolished 2017
Washington/Wabash
Madison/Wabash
demolished 2015
Adams/Wabash
BrownOrangePinkPurple
Roosevelt
Orange to Midway
35th–Bronzeville–IIT
Indiana
43rd
47th
51st
Garfield
58th
demolished
61st
demolished
King Drive
Cottage Grove
University
demolished
RI
Red to 95th/Dan Ryan | I-90 / I-94
SWS
Halsted
Racine
closed 1994
Ashland/63rd
Direct connection
outside of paid area
Other line sharing
Green Line tracks
Multiple lines sharing
Green Line tracks
Bus connections available at all stations
except Morgan and Conservatory

The Green Line utilizes the system's oldest segments, dating back to 1892. It extends for 20.695 miles (33.305 km), with 30 stops between Oak Park/Forest Park (Harlem/Lake) and Chicago's West Side, to the Loop, and then to the South Side neighborhoods of West Englewood (Ashland/63rd) and Woodlawn (Cottage Grove/63rd). As of 2022, 19,018 passengers board this line each weekday.

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