Editing Brown Line (CTA) (section)

{{short description|Rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois}}
{{Infobox rail line
| color                           = {{rcr|CTA|Brown}}
| name                            = Brown Line
| image                           = Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line train.jpg
| image_width                     = frameless{{!}}upright=1.35
| caption                         = A Brown Line train of 3200 series cars
| type                            = [[Rapid transit]]
| system                          = [[Chicago "L"]]
| status                          = Operating <!-- please cite a reliable news source if changing to suspended -->
| locale                          = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States
| start                           = [[Kimball (CTA station)|Kimball]]
| end                             = [[The Loop (CTA)|The Loop]]
| stations                        = 27
| routes                          = 
| daily_ridership                 = 35,176 (avg. weekday in 2024)<ref name="Annual ridership">{{cite web |title = Annual Ridership Report &ndash; Calendar Year 2024 |publisher = Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting|date = January 22, 2025 |url = https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2024_Annual_Ridership_Report.pdf |accessdate = April 21, 2025 }}</ref>
| open                            = August 1, 1949 (current operation)
| owner                           = 
| operator                        = [[Chicago Transit Authority]]
| character                       = Elevated and at-grade
| stock                           = Mixed [[2600-series (CTA)|2600-series]] and [[3200-series (CTA)|3200-series]]<br/>8 car trains (typical, maximum) <!-- [[7000-series (CTA)|7000-series]] -->
| tracklength                     = 
| depot                           = [[Kimball Yard]]
| tracks                          = 2
| gauge                           = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| minradius                       = {{convert|90|ft|m}}
| electrification                 = {{600 V DC|conductor=third rail}}
| speed                           = {{cvt|40|mph}}
| elevation                       = 
| map                             = {{switcher
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The '''Brown Line''' of the [[Chicago "L"]] system, is an {{convert|11.4|mi|km|adj=on}} route with 27 stations between Chicago's [[Albany Park, Chicago|Albany Park]] neighborhood and [[Chicago Loop|downtown Chicago]]. It runs completely above ground and is almost entirely grade-separated. It is the third-busiest 'L' route, with an average of 35,176 passengers boarding each weekday in 2024.<ref name="cta-report">{{cite web |title = Annual Ridership Report &ndash; Calendar Year 2024 |publisher = Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting|date = January 22, 2025 |url = https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2024_Annual_Ridership_Report.pdf |accessdate = April 21, 2025 }}</ref>

Before CTA lines were color-coded in 1993, the Brown Line was known as the '''Ravenswood Route'''; specifically, the series of stations from Belmont to [[Kimball (CTA station)|Kimball]] were called the Ravenswood branch. Accordingly, the Kimball-Belmont shuttle service was called the Ravenswood Shuttle.