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![Chicago, Illinois, USA; The 'L' consists of a network of eight heavy rail lines totalling 106.1 route miles (57.1 miles elevated, 36.9 miles surface, and 12.1 miles subway) on over 242.6 miles of double-track rail line with 144 stations. The oldest section dates from 1892. The 'L' primarily serves the city proper plus eight close-in suburbs; service to more distant suburbs is provided by the Metra and South Shore Line (NICTD) commuter rail systems. Seventeen stations, mainly newer or at outlying locations, include park and ride facilities with a total of more than 6,600 parking spaces. About 15% of the total track length is underground.<br />
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The 'L' is the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, behind New York City's and Washington, D.C.'s; and by age is the second oldest rapid transit system in the Americas after Boston. [3]<br />
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It is one of the few rapid transit systems in North America providing 24-hour service, though only on the two busiest lines.[4] On average 658,524 people ride the 'L' each weekday, 419,258 each Saturday, and 315,240 each Sunday.[5] Annual ridership for 2006 was 195.2 million, the highest since 1993.[6].[7]<br />
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Although the 'L' gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated,[8] the Red and Blue lines traverse the downtown area in subways, and also have long sections in the medians of expressways that lead into and out of Chicago. Chicago pioneered the use of the expressway median for rail lines in the 1950s. There are also open-cut and/or grade-level portions (with street crossings) on some parts of the system.<br />
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Noisy and at times slow and overwhelmingly crowded, the 'L' has nonetheless become one of the symbols of the city it serves.](https://www.scottbsmith.com/img-get2/I0000RrWQcx6f8xc/fit=/fill=200x200/g=G0000XX2cASpMBPQ/I0000RrWQcx6f8xc.jpg)
