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Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad

Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
L Train over Jack-Knife Bridge, Chicago (front).png
A train on the Metropolitan main line passes over the Chicago river
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Chicago, Illinois
Services Logan Square
Humboldt Park
Garfield Park
Douglas Park
Operation
Opened May 6, 1895
Closed 1924 (merged into Chicago Rapid Transit Company)
Operator(s) Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company (1895–1899)
Metropolitan West side Elevated Railway (1899–1924)
Character Elevated
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map
Wells Street
Terminal
to Loop
Franklin
Terminal
Franklin/
Van Buren
Canal
Halsted
Racine
Laflin
Marshfield
Northwest
branch
Down arrowGarfield Park
Douglas Park LowerRight arrow
Madison
Polk
Lake
Roosevelt
Grand
Ogden
Chicago
14th Place
Division
Hoyne
Robey
18th
Down arrowLogan Square
Humboldt Park LowerRight arrow
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