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Chicago 'L' expanded

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created 55 weeks ago
updated 28 weeks ago
This is not my map, as seen on the bottom of the page, but this is my take on the Chicago L (short for Chicago Elevated) (CHANGING…) New lines are the Cyan, Teal, Lime, Red, Olive, Blue, Pink, Tan, Liberty, and Apricot lines Line Breakdown: The Cyan Line runs between Sox/35th and Addison, renamed to Cubs/Addison, but does NOT follow the Red Line. The Cyan Line is the only new line not to utilize The Loop. The Lime Line goes along the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) before meeting the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90) followed by I-94 before diverging off the Stevenson, heading north into The Loop before ending at the Diversity/Clark/Broadway Station on the Navy Line The Teal Line starts at Solider Field, going along Lake Shore Drive before turning westbound into The Loop, then turns north to run adjacent to the Cyan Line before ending at it at North & Ashland, which will connect to Cubs/Addison or Sox/35th. The Red Line is the first existing Line to be changed. On the Southbound Route, it runs down I-57 southeast of 95th/Dan Ryan before continuing its usual route to 200th. On the Northbound Route, it runs northbound from Howard, running adjacent to the Purple Line before turning east just north of the Foster station before entering Northwestern University. The Red Line Express was also extended to Northwestern. The Olive Line starts at Pritzker Pavilion, heading West into The Loop, going adjacent to the Teal and Cyan lines, merging onto the Green Line B at North & Ashland before turning North ending at Francisco. The Blue Line was the second existing line to be extended, going eastbound from Arlington Park to Chicago Executive Airport. The Pink Line was the third existing line to be extended, going South of the Loop merging onto the Red Line, remaining concurrent with it until Sox/35th before turning westbound to Wood/Pershing, then southeast to Midway. The Tan Line starts at Halsted (on I-57)before merging onto the Dan Ryan (I-94) immediately getting off it, and continues straight north to The Loop, where it stops. The Liberty Line starts at Fox Valley in Aurora, going through Chicago Suburbs and being concurrent with the Red from Garfield to north of Cermak/Chinatown before going into The Loop and stopping. The Apricot Line starts off at Ashland and 95th, going north, being concurrent with the Red Line for part of it, and entering The Loop, It Exits eastbound before turning North then turning Northwest into Niles, where it stops. Sox-35th is also known as the 35th Street ‘L’ Transfer Station I also added a connection from Clinton (on the Blue Line) to Chicago Union Station
Branch History
  1. MetroDreamin' by The Decatur Transiteer
  2. Branched from default map

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Ridership
1.15B
Cost
$ 144B
Stations
418
Lines
23
Modes
1
Length
645 km
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Chicago 'L' expanded by
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updated at 2024-10-31T16:50:48.942Z
This is not my map, as seen on the bottom of the page, but this is my take on the Chicago L (short for Chicago Elevated) (CHANGING…) New lines are the Cyan, Teal, Lime, Red, Olive, Blue, Pink, Tan, Liberty, and Apricot lines Line Breakdown: The Cyan Line runs between Sox/35th and Addison, renamed to Cubs/Addison, but does NOT follow the Red Line. The Cyan Line is the only new line not to utilize The Loop. The Lime Line goes along the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) before meeting the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90) followed by I-94 before diverging off the Stevenson, heading north into The Loop before ending at the Diversity/Clark/Broadway Station on the Navy Line The Teal Line starts at Solider Field, going along Lake Shore Drive before turning westbound into The Loop, then turns north to run adjacent to the Cyan Line before ending at it at North & Ashland, which will connect to Cubs/Addison or Sox/35th. The Red Line is the first existing Line to be changed. On the Southbound Route, it runs down I-57 southeast of 95th/Dan Ryan before continuing its usual route to 200th. On the Northbound Route, it runs northbound from Howard, running adjacent to the Purple Line before turning east just north of the Foster station before entering Northwestern University. The Red Line Express was also extended to Northwestern. The Olive Line starts at Pritzker Pavilion, heading West into The Loop, going adjacent to the Teal and Cyan lines, merging onto the Green Line B at North & Ashland before turning North ending at Francisco. The Blue Line was the second existing line to be extended, going eastbound from Arlington Park to Chicago Executive Airport. The Pink Line was the third existing line to be extended, going South of the Loop merging onto the Red Line, remaining concurrent with it until Sox/35th before turning westbound to Wood/Pershing, then southeast to Midway. The Tan Line starts at Halsted (on I-57)before merging onto the Dan Ryan (I-94) immediately getting off it, and continues straight north to The Loop, where it stops. The Liberty Line starts at Fox Valley in Aurora, going through Chicago Suburbs and being concurrent with the Red from Garfield to north of Cermak/Chinatown before going into The Loop and stopping. The Apricot Line starts off at Ashland and 95th, going north, being concurrent with the Red Line for part of it, and entering The Loop, It Exits eastbound before turning North then turning Northwest into Niles, where it stops. Sox-35th is also known as the 35th Street ‘L’ Transfer Station I also added a connection from Clinton (on the Blue Line) to Chicago Union Station
Map type: local | Total track length: 401 miles | Center coordinate: 41.8749, -87.7055 | * CTA Purple Line Evanston: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Merchandise Mart, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Merchandise Mart, Chicago/Franklin, Sedgwick & North, Armitage, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont & Sheffield, Wilson, Howard Transit Center, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes, Central, Linden * CTA Red Line Northwestern - Lynwood: (Metro/rapid transit, 57 stations) 200th/Lynwood, Glenwood Lansing, 186th, Ridge, 170th, 156th, Sibley, Burnham, Torrance, 130th, 119th/ University Park Transportation Center, Michigan/116th, 111th/Stewart, 107th, 103rd, 101st, 99th, 95th St Transit Center, 87th, West 79th Street, 69th, 63rd, Garfield, 47th, Sox/35th Transit Center, Cermak/ Chinatown, Clark & 15th Street, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, State/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North & Clybourn, Fullerton/Sheffield, Belmont & Sheffield, Cubs/Addison, Sheridan, Wilson, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard Transit Center, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Northwestern * CTA Yellow Line Skokie Golf Swift: (Metro/rapid transit, 13 stations) Howard Transit Center, Asbury, Oakton-Skokie, Dempster-Skokie, Old Orchard, Golf & Waukegan/ Metra MD-North, Golf & Milwaukee/ Golf Mill, Rand & Golf Road, Metra Cumberland, Elmhurst Road, Arlington Heights Road, Algonquin & Golf Road, Woodfield Transit Center * CTA Brown Line Ravenswood - Loop: (Metro/rapid transit, 30 stations) Jefferson Park, Lawrence & Elston, Lawrence & Pulaski, Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell, Western, Damen, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Paulina, Southport, Belmont & Sheffield, Wellington, Diversey, Armitage, Sedgwick & North, Chicago/Franklin, Merchandise Mart, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Merchandise Mart * CTA Blue Line Forest Park - O'hare - NW Suburbs: (Metro/rapid transit, 51 stations) Finley Road, Butterfield & Highland/ Yorktown, Butterfield & 22nd, Kingery Highway & 22nd St/ Oakbrook Center, Brush Hill Road/ Elmhurst, Mannheim, Broadview, Loyola/ Hines VA Medical Center, Cook County Maywood Court, Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Cicero Blue Line, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western/Van Buren Blue Line, Illinois Medical District, Paulina, Racine, UIC-Halsted, Clinton, LaSalle, Jackson, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, Grand & Milwaukee, Chicago/Ogden, Division, Damen & Milwaukee, Western & Milwaukee, California, Logan Square, Kimball, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Jefferson Park, Harlem Avenue, Cumberland, CTA Rosemont Transit Center, O'Hare, Busse Road, North Wood Dale Road, Hamilton Lakes Drive, I 290, Woodfield Transit Center, Algonquin Road, Arlington Park/ Metra, Executive * CTA Green Line B North Ave - South Shore: (Metro/rapid transit, 46 stations) 112th St, 106th Street, 100th Street/ East Side, South Chicago/ 95th Street, 87th Street, 83rd Street, Windsor Park, South Shore, Stony Island/ 71st, 63rd, Cottage Grove, King Drive, 59th Street, Garfield/ Washington Park, 51st, 47th, 43rd, Indiana Avenue, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Cermak/McCormick Place, Roosevelt/ Museum Campus, VanBuren/ Grant Park, Millennium Station, Fairbanks & Ohio, Chicago & Fairbanks, Michigan Avenue/ Walton, Clark/Division, Sedgwick & North, North & Halsted, Lincoln Yards Transportation Center, North/Ashland, Damen & Milwaukee, North & Western, North & California, Kimball/ Homan, Ridgeway Metra MD-N MD-W, North & Pulaski Road, North & Cicero, North & Laramie, North & Central, North & Austin, Narragansett Avenue, North & Harlem, North & 5th Avenue, Melrose Park, North & Mannheim * CTA Pink Line 54/Cermak - Midway: (Metro/rapid transit, 36 stations) Midway Transit Center, Pulaski, Wood/Pershing, Ashland, Halsted, Normal, Sox/37th, Sox/35th Transit Center, Cermak/ Chinatown, Clark & 15th Street, Roosevelt, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan & Lake, Ashland/Lake, Bulls/Monroe, Polk, 18th, Damen, Western Pink Line, California, Kedzie, Central Park, Pulaski, Kostner, Cicero & Cermak, 54th/Cermak, Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Harlem/Cermak, Loyola/ Hines VA Medical Center * CTA Orange Line Midway - Loop: (Metro/rapid transit, 22 stations) Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Cermak & Canal, Halsted, Ashland, 35th/Archer, Western Orange Line, Kedzie, Pulaski, Midway Transit Center, 65th St, 73rd St/ Ford City, Cicero & 79th, Cicero & 87th, 95th/Oak Lawn * CTA Green Line A Harlem - Midway/ Clearing: (Metro/rapid transit, 41 stations) Harlem & 59th St, 60th & Narragansett, Central & Archer, Midway Transit Center, Pulaski/63rd St, Kedzie/63rd, Western/63rd, Damen/63rd, Ashland & 63rd, Racine & 63rd, Halsted & 63rd, Harvard/63rd, 59th Street, Garfield/ Washington Park, 51st, 47th, 43rd, Indiana Avenue, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Cermak/McCormick Place, Roosevelt, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan & Lake, Ashland/Lake, Damen, Western & Lake, California, Kedzie, Conservatory, Pulaski, Cicero & Lake, Laramie, Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Harlem/Lake * CTA Beige Line Cicero: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Howard Transit Center, Asbury, Lincolnwood Town Center, Devon & McCormick, Peterson Avenue, Montrose Transit Center, Belmont & Cicero, North & Cicero, Cicero & Lake, Cicero Blue Line, Cicero & Cermak, Cicero Metra BNSF, Cicero Metra L, Station Name, Midway Transit Center, 65th St, 73rd St/ Ford City, 79th & Pulaski, 79th & Kedzie Metra, Western & 79th Street, 79th & Damen, 79th & Ashland, 79th & Racine, 79th Metra RI, 87th, CSU - 95th Transit Center * CTA Red Line Express: (Metro/rapid transit, 39 stations) 200th/Lynwood, 130th, 119th/ University Park Transportation Center, Michigan/116th, 111th/Stewart, 107th, 103rd, 101st, 99th, 95th St Transit Center, 87th, West 79th Street, 69th, 63rd, Garfield, 47th, Sox/35th Transit Center, Cermak/ Chinatown, Clark & 15th Street, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, State/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North & Clybourn, Fullerton/Sheffield, Belmont & Sheffield, Cubs/Addison, Wilson, Howard Transit Center, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Northwestern * CTA Beige Line Cicero Express: (Metro/rapid transit, 13 stations) Jefferson Park, Montrose Transit Center, Belmont & Cicero, North & Cicero, Cicero & Lake, Cicero Blue Line, Cicero & Cermak, Cicero Metra BNSF, Cicero Metra L, Station Name, Midway Transit Center, 87th, CSU - 95th Transit Center * CTA Navy Line B Belmont: (Metro/rapid transit, 43 stations) Franklin Park, Belmont & Cumberland, Belmont & Harlem, Belmont & Narrangansett, Belmont & Austin, Belmont & Central, Belmont & Cicero, Kildare, Milwaukee, Kimball, Kedzie Metra, Belmont & California/Elston, Belmont & Western, Belmont & Damen, Belmont/Ashland, Belmont & Sheffield, Diversey/ Clark/ Broadway, Fullerton & Clark, Armitage, North & Clark, Clark/Division, Michigan Avenue/ Walton, Chicago & Fairbanks, Fairbanks & Ohio, Millennium Station, VanBuren/ Grant Park, Roosevelt/ Museum Campus, McCormick Place, East 35th Street, East 43rd Street, East 47th Street, East 53rd Street, 55-56-57th Museum Science Industry, 59 St/ Univ Of Chicago/ Obama Library, 63rd, East 79th Street, East 83rd Street, East 87th Street, CSU - 95th Transit Center, East 103rd Street, 111th Street Pullman, Kensington/ 115th Street, 119th/ University Park Transportation Center * CTA Navy Line A Lakeshore: (Metro/rapid transit, 42 stations) Golf & Waukegan/ Metra MD-North, Old Orchard, Dempster-Skokie, Oakton-Skokie, Lincolnwood Town Center, Devon & McCormick, Devon & California, Devon & Western, Peterson, Clark & Bryn Mawr, Clark & Foster, Lawrence & Ashland, Wilson, Irving Park, Addison, Belmont, Fullerton & Clark, Armitage, North & Clark, Clark/Division, Michigan Avenue/ Walton, Chicago & Fairbanks, Fairbanks & Ohio, Millennium Station, VanBuren/ Grant Park, Roosevelt/ Museum Campus, McCormick Place, East 35th Street, East 43rd Street, East 47th Street, East 53rd Street, 55-56-57th Museum Science Industry, 59 St/ Univ Of Chicago/ Obama Library, 63rd, East 79th Street, East 83rd Street, East 87th Street, CSU - 95th Transit Center, East 103rd Street, 111th Street Pullman, Kensington/ 115th Street, 119th/ University Park Transportation Center * CTA Magenta Line West Loop: (Metro/rapid transit, 29 stations) McCormick Place, Cermak/McCormick Place, Cermak/State, Cermak/ Chinatown, Cermak & Canal, 16th Street, Roosevelt Road, UIC/ Harrison, Monroe & Morgan, Morgan & Lake, Morgan & Kinzie Metra MD-N MD-W UP-W, Grand & Milwaukee, Halsted & Chicago, Goose Island, Lincoln Yards Transportation Center, Fullerton/Sheffield, Belmont & Sheffield, Sheridan, Wilson, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard Transit Center * CTA Gray Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 12 stations) Skokie Blvd & Lake Cook Road, Henrici Drive, Dundee Road, Tower Road, Willow Road, Winnetka Road, Lake Avenue, Old Orchard Road, Dempster-Skokie, Oakton-Skokie, Asbury, Howard Transit Center * CTA Cyan Line Stadium Connector: (Metro/rapid transit, 14 stations) Cubs/Addison, Sheffield, Racine, Belmont/Ashland, Diversity/Ashland, Fullerton, North/Ashland, Ashland/Division, Chicago/Ashland, Ashland/Lake, Ashland/Archer, Halsted, Shields/35th, Sox/35th Transit Center * CTA Lime Line Stevenson Median: (Metro/rapid transit, 21 stations) Harlem/Adlai Stevenson, Central, Kedzie, California/WC Hayes, Western, 31st/Damen, Ashland, Archer, State, Sky/Cermak, Roosevelt, Harrison, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells, Washington/ Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago/Franklin, Sedgwick & North, Webster, Diversey/ Clark/ Broadway * CTA Teal Line Solider Field Express: (Metro/rapid transit, 12 stations) North/Ashland, Ashland/Division, Chicago/Ashland, Ashland/Lake, Morgan & Lake, Clinton, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Solider Field * CTA Olive Line Pritzker Pavillion: (Metro/rapid transit, 15 stations) Francisco, Montrose, Belmont & California/Elston, Logan, Western & Milwaukee, Damen & Milwaukee, North/Ashland, Division, Chicago/Ogden, Chicago/Franklin, Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Millennium Station, Pavillion/Randolph * CTA Tan Line Halstead-Loop: (Metro/rapid transit, 20 stations) Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Cermak/State, 35th, 47th, Garfield/State, 63rd, State, 69th/King Drive, 79th, 87th, 95th St Transit Center, Halsted/99th * CTA Liberty Line Fox Valley/Loop: (Metro/rapid transit, 35 stations) Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Cermak/ Chinatown, Sox/35th Transit Center, 47th, Garfield, 59th/Parnell, Halsted, Racine/62nd, Ashland & 63rd, Damen/63rd, Western/63rd, Kedzie/63rd, Pulaski/63rd St, Midway Transit Center, Central & Archer, Archer/Harlem, Harlem & 59th St, 65th, Wolf, Kingery, Kingery, Fairview, Hobson, College, Washington, Oswego, Fox Valley Transit Center * CTA Apricot Line Ashland/Niles: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Oakton/Niles, Cicero, Lawrence & Pulaski, Kimball, Logan Square, California, Western & Milwaukee, Damen & Milwaukee, Division, Chicago/Ogden, Morgan & Lake, Clinton, Washington/ Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Cermak/ Chinatown, Shields/35th, Ashland, 47th, Ashland/Garfield, Ashland & 63rd, 79th & Ashland, Ashland/87th, Ashland/95th
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