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State Street subway (CTA)

State Street subway
Willow portal 070826.jpg
A Red Line train coming out of the Willow portal
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Chicago "L"
Status Operational
Locale Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini North/Clybourn
Roosevelt
Stations 9
Services      Red Line
Daily ridership 53,601
(average weekday Feb. 2013)
Operation
Opened October 17, 1943
Operator(s) Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present)
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1943–1947)
Character Subway
Rolling stock 5000-series
Technical
Line length 4.9 mi (7.9 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map
North Side Main Line to Kimball,
Howard, Skokie, and Linden
Armitage
North/Clybourn
North Side Main Line
to Loop
Clark/Division
Chicago
Grand
Chicago River
State/Lake
Lake
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