Green Line (CTA)

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
Stations31
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
OpenedOldest section: June 6, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-06-06)
Current operation: February 21, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-21)
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 rail600 V DC
Route map
Map Green Line highlighted in green
Harlem/Lake | Metra Oak Park
Oak Park
Ridgeland
Austin
Central
Laramie
Cicero
Pulaski
Conservatory–Central Park Drive
Homan
demolished
Kedzie
California
Damen
Ashland
Morgan
Halsted
demolished
Clinton
Clark/Lake
State/Lake
Randolph/Wabash
demolished 2017
Washington/​Wabash Metra South Shore Line
Madison/Wabash
demolished 2015
Adams/Wabash
Roosevelt
35th–Bronzeville–IIT
Indiana
43rd
47th
51st
Garfield Park and ride
58th
demolished
61st
demolished
King Drive
Cottage Grove
University
demolished
RI
SWS
Halsted
Racine
closed 1994
Ashland/63rd Park and ride
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 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.[1]

The Green Line utilizes the system's oldest segments, dating back to 1892. It extends for 20.695 miles (33.305 km), with 31 stations 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.[2]

  1. ^ World.nycsubway.org – Chicago Green Line
  2. ^ "Annual Ridership Report - Calendar Year 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. 2020-01-16. pp. 17–19. Retrieved 2021-04-04.