Pink Line (CTA)

Pink Line
A Pink Line train of 5000-series cars at 18th
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago and Cicero, Illinois, United States
Termini	54th/Cermak The Loop
Stations	22
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chicago "L"
Operator(s)	Chicago Transit Authority
Depot(s)	54th Yard
Rolling stock	5000-series 4 car trains (typical); maximum 8 cars
Daily ridership	9,544 (avg. weekday 2022)
History
Opened	June 25, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-25)
Technical
Line length	11.2 mi (18.0 km)
Character	Elevated and At-Grade Level
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius	90 feet (27 m)
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map Pink Line highlighted in pink Show interactive map Legend Millenn. Stn. Washington/ Wabash Adams/ Wabash State/Lake Library Clark/Lake Blue to O'Hare LaSalle/ Van Buren Washington/ Wells Quincy Chicago River Ogilvie T.C. Clinton Morgan Ashland Green to Harlem/Lake Blue to Forest Park Polk BNSF to Union Station 18th Damen Western California Kedzie BNSF to Aurora Central Park Pulaski Kostner Chicago Cicero Cicero Laramie closed 2003 54th/Cermak This diagram: view talk edit Show BSicon diagram map

The Pink Line is an 11.2 mi (18.0 km) rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the CTA's newest rail line and began operation for a 180-day trial period on June 25, 2006, running between 54th/Cermak station in Cicero, Illinois and the Loop in downtown Chicago. As the line enters downtown Chicago, it begins to share tracks with Green Line trains on Lake Street. This connection is handled by the previously non-revenue Paulina Connector set of tracks. In 2022, over 3 million passengers boarded Pink Line trains.^[1]