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Red Line Purple Line Express (weekday rush hours only) Brown Line |ridership = 123,229 (average weekday 2012) |open = May 31, 1900 |close = |owner = |operator = Chicago Transit Authority (1947–present) Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947) Northwestern Elevated Railroad (1900–1924) |character = Elevated |stock = 3200-series, 5000-series |linelength = |tracklength = |notrack = |gauge = |minradius = |el = Third rail, 600 V DC |speed = |elevation = |map = |}} The North Side Main Line, commonly called the Howard Branch, is an elevated section of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system. It is an active branch that is used for the Red, Purple, and Brown Line trains. As of 2012, it is the network's busiest rail branch, serving an average of 123,229 passengers each weekday. The branch is long with a total of 21 stations, from Howard Street in Rogers Park down to Lake Street in Chicago's Loop. The branch serves the north side of the city 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Since 2005, this branch has been renovated several times and is currently being reconstructed. On January 7, 2011, CTA requested a rehabilitation program for the North Side Main Line.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prairiestateblue.com/diary/5673/cta-wants-input-on-north-side-mainline-rehab )〕 This project is part of the Red Ahead program which started in the spring of 2012 and will go through to 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.transitchicago.com/redahead/ )〕 ==Route== The North Side Main Line connects to five other branches of the Chicago 'L', including the Ravenswood branch which is served by the Brown Line, the State Street Subway which is served by the Red Line, the Skokie Branch which is served by the Yellow Line, the Evanston Branch which is served by the Purple Line, and The Loop which is served by Brown and Purple Line trains. North of Howard, the Purple Line continues to Evanston and Wilmette, and the Yellow Line runs through southern Evanston en route to its terminus in Skokie. The North Side Main Line serves the Near North Side, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Uptown, Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods of Chicago, and has stops near Wrigley Field and Loyola University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Side Main Line (CTA)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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