Metropolitan Main Line (Chicago Transit Authority)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Metropolitan Main Line is a defunct rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system. The line ran from two downtown termini, the Wells Street Terminal and the Loop via Franklin/Van Buren, to Marshfield, where it split into four branches; the Garfield Park branch, Humboldt Park branch, Northwest (Logan Square) branch, and Douglas Park branch. The Metropolitan Main Line served eight stations aside from those in the Loop. The line opened on May 6, 1895 and closed on June 22, 1958, upon the opening of the Congress branch.