Orange Line (CTA)

Orange Line
An Orange Line train approaching 35th/Archer station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Termini	Midway The Loop
Stations	16
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chicago "L"
Operator(s)	Chicago Transit Authority
Depot(s)	Midway Yard
Rolling stock	2600-series 8 car trains (typical, maximum)
Daily ridership	16,979 (avg. weekday 2023)
History
Opened	October 31, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-10-31)
Technical
Line length	13 mi (21 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 Orange Line highlighted in orange Show interactive map Legend Brown Purple Green Pink Red to Howard Clark/Lake State/Lake Blue to O'Hare Randolph/Wells closed 1995 Randolph/Wabash demolished 2017 Washington/​Wells Washington/ Wabash Madison/Wells demolished 1994 Madison/Wabash demolished 2015 Quincy Adams/Wabash LaSalle/Van Buren Library Blue to Forest Park Roosevelt ■■ RI to LaSalle Street HC SWS to Union Station Green to Ashland/63rd to Cottage Grove Red to 95th/Dan Ryan RI to Joliet SWS to Manhattan Halsted Street Halsted Bubbly Creek Ashland HC to Joliet 35th/Archer Western Kedzie Pulaski Midway Yard Midway This diagram: view talk edit Show BSicon diagram map

The Orange 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 approximately 13 miles (21 km) long and runs on elevated and at grade tracks and serves the Southwest Side, running from the Loop to Midway International Airport. As of 2023, an average of 16,979 riders board Orange Line trains on weekdays.^[1]