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The Yellow Line, formerly known as the Skokie Swift, is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Chicago 'L' rail rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois. The route runs from the Howard Street Terminal on the north side of Chicago, through the southern part of Evanston and to the Dempster Street Terminal in Skokie, Illinois, making one intermediate stop at Oakton Street in Skokie. At Howard Street, Yellow Line passengers can transfer to the Purple or Red Lines of the CTA. The Yellow Line is the only CTA line that does not go to The Loop and is so far the only Chicago 'L' train route that is fully ADA accessible. It is also unique in that it runs in a below-grade trench for part of its length, even though it has no subway components and does not run in an expressway median. It also includes grade segments and crossings at the northern portion of the line. It was built using the tracks of the former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad's high-speed Skokie Valley Route.〔 Extending the line to Old Orchard Mall in Skokie has been discussed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.transitchicago.com/yelloweis/default.aspx )〕 At one time, the line had several intermediate stops in Evanston and Skokie, but these stations have long been out of use and dismantled. In June 2010, however, construction began on a new station at Oakton, which opened on April 30, 2012. Trains operate using the Bombardier-built 5000-series railcars; each train consists of two cars, with 10 to 12 minutes of headway between trains. From Dempster-Skokie to Howard, trains operate daily between 5:00am and 11:15pm on weekdays, and between 6:30am and 11:15pm on weekends and holidays; from Howard to Dempster-Skokie, trains operate between 4:45am to 11:00pm on weekdays, and between 6:15am and 11:00pm on weekends and holidays. Average weekday boardings of 7,063 were reported in September 2012. Until late 2009, the Yellow Line was operated with Morrison-Knudsen-built 3200-Series cars that were specially equipped with roof boards that until late 2004 held pantographs. (The roof boards remain on cars 3441-3456 to this day even after they were all officially reassigned to the Brown Line.) ==Route== The Yellow Line begins at the Dempster-Skokie terminal located at 5005 W Dempster St. in Skokie. A stub track extends north of the station to allow trains to switch ends. The line runs south from Skokie at street level. After crossing Oakton Street, the Yellow Line turns east and crosses over Skokie Boulevard (U.S. Route 41). After the East Prairie Road grade crossing, the tracks rise to become an elevated route. At this point, the route passes the Skokie Shops CTA maintenance facility and crosses over the North Shore Channel. After passing over Dodge Avenue, the tracks descend into a trench. The line remains in the trench for about , then passes under the Metra Union Pacific/North Line and Purple Line tracks to enter Howard Yard. The line then rises to serve the elevated Howard station. A stub extends south of the station to allow Yellow and Purple Line trains to switch ends. 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「Yellow Line (CTA)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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