Ravenswood branch

Ravenswood branch
A Brown Line train at Montrose
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini	Kimball Belmont
Stations	11
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chicago "L"
Services	Brown
Operator(s)	Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947) Northwestern Elevated Railroad (1907–1924)
Rolling stock	2600-series, 3200-series
Daily ridership	30,616 (calculated average weekday 2019)
History
Opened	May 18, 1907
Technical
Line length	4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Character	Elevated, At-Grade Level
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Route map Legend Kimball Kimball Yard Spaulding Avenue Kedzie Kedzie Avenue Albany Avenue Sacramento Avenue Francisco Manor Avenue Chicago River North Branch Rockwell Rockwell Street Western Union Pacific North Line to Kenosha Damen UP-N Ravenswood (Metra) Ravenswood Montrose Irving Park Addison Union Pacific North Line to Ogilvie Paulina Southport Milwaukee Road Clark Junction North Side Main Line This diagram: view talk edit

The Ravenswood branch is a 4.7 mi (7.6 km) long branch of the Chicago "L" in Chicago, Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, it carries the Brown Line. As of February 2013, an average of 30,949 passengers are served each weekday on this branch.^[1]