Editing Red Line (CTA) (section)

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| caption1          = [[Berwyn (CTA station)|Berwyn]] station is typical of stations on the northern section of the Red Line.
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| caption2          = Addison Station at [[Wrigley Field]] is served by Red Line trains.
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| caption6          = A Red Line train in the median of [[Dan Ryan Expressway]]
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===North Side Main Line===
{{main|North Side Main Line}}
The northern terminus of the Red Line is {{cta|Howard}} in the [[Rogers Park, Chicago|Rogers Park]] neighborhood of Chicago, on the north side. The Red Line extends southeasterly on an elevated embankment structure about a half-mile (1 kilometer) west of the lakefront to Touhy Avenue then turns south along Glenwood Avenue to Morse station.

From there the route swings on a sweeping reverse curve to the east to Sheridan Road, adjacent to [[Loyola University Chicago]] and continues southerly parallel to Broadway to the east (in [[Edgewater, Chicago|Edgewater]]), and follows Broadway to Leland Avenue. From here, the route transitions from concrete embankment to steel elevated structure. The "L" continues southward running adjacent the Graceland Cemetery, Irving Park Road and Sheffield Avenue from [[Uptown, Chicago|Uptown]] to [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]]. The [[Brown Line (CTA)|Brown Line]] ([[Ravenswood branch (CTA)|Ravenswood]]), joins the Red Line tracks just north of {{cta|Belmont}}.

South of Belmont, Red, Brown and Purple Line Express trains run side-by-side on the four track North Side "L" to {{cta|Armitage}}. Red Line trains run on the two middle tracks, only making two stops at {{cta|Belmont}} & {{cta|Fullerton}} and skipping {{cta|Wellington}}, {{cta|Diversey}} and {{cta|Armitage}}.

[[Wrigley Field]], home of the [[Chicago Cubs]], is served by the {{cta|Addison|Red}} station. Additionally, [[Rate Field]], home of the [[Chicago White Sox]], is served by the {{cta|Sox–35th}} station.

The North Side Main Line of the Red Line travels from Howard station to Armitage station.

==={{anchor|State Street Subway}} State Street subway===
{{main|State Street subway}}
After running through Armitage, the Red Line descends to a portal at Willow Street and enters the subway, turning southeast on Clybourn Avenue, east at Division Street, and south at [[State Street (Chicago)|State Street]] through the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] to [[Roosevelt Road]]. South of Roosevelt Road, there is a junction, with one pair of tracks curving to the east and leaving the subway at 13th Street and connecting to the old South Side "L" at 18th and State Streets. This section was used from October 1943 until February 1993, when trains from Howard were routed to the Englewood and Jackson Park branches, today known as the south branches of the Green Line.

The 13th Street portal is now used for non-service train moves and emergency purposes. The 13th Street portal was used again for regular "L" service from May until October 2013, because Red Line trains were rerouted to the Green Line's [[South Side Main Line (CTA)|South Side Main Line]] tracks and terminated at {{cta|Ashland/63rd}} during the five months of the Red Line South Reconstruction Project. This service was used again from April to November 2017 and July 2018 to April 2019.

The Red Line is the only Chicago "L" line that connects to all seven other "L" lines full time. The [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple Line]] shares the distinction only when it runs its weekday rush hour route.

==={{anchor|Dan Ryan Branch}} Dan Ryan branch===
{{main|Dan Ryan branch}}
At 13th Street, the subway swings away from [[State Street (Chicago)|State Street]] on a reverse curve to the southwest then rises to another portal at 16th Street adjacent [[Metra]]'s [[Rock Island District]] line. The Red Line leaves at 16th Street and continues southward on an elevated structure to 24th Street. There is a stop at {{cta|Cermak–Chinatown}} on this portion.

South of [[Cermak Road]], the Red Line tracks enter the median strip of the Franklin Street Connector, The Red Line then tunnels beneath the expressway interchange between 28th and 30th Streets and continues the rest of the way to 95th Street in the median of the [[Dan Ryan Expressway]] (Interstate 90 & 94). Chicago pioneered using expressway medians for local "L" train lines (the other two being the [[Eisenhower Expressway]] and [[Kennedy Expressway]]s, which both carry portions of the Blue Line). The Red Line follows the Dan Ryan the rest of the way to the {{cta|95th/Dan Ryan}} terminal in [[Roseland, Chicago|Roseland]].

The 98th Yard lies just south and east of the Dan Ryan–[[Interstate 94 in Illinois|Bishop Ford Freeway]] interchange. Beyond the interchange, the Dan Ryan Expressway and Bishop Ford Freeway both continue towards the south city limits without a transit line in the median strips, but were built with wide grass medians in which future extensions of the rapid transit line remain an option. An extension to 130th Street is in its final planning stages. This extension includes three elevated stations at 103rd, 111th, and Michigan, an at-grade terminal station at 130th.

Stations along the Red Line serve important Chicago landmarks such as [[Rate Field]] and the [[Illinois Institute of Technology]] ({{cta|Sox–35th}}), [[DePaul University]] ({{cta|Fullerton}}), the [[Auditorium Building, Chicago|Auditorium Building]] of [[Roosevelt University]] ({{cta|Jackson|Red}}) and Loyola University Chicago ({{cta|Loyola}}), as well as the [[Magnificent Mile]] ({{cta|Grand|Red}}) and [[Chinatown, Chicago|Chinatown]] ({{cta|Cermak–Chinatown}}).

In May 2013, the branch, along with all nine stations, closed for five months to allow the replacement of the tracks and for construction crews to improve the stations on the branch. The newly reconstructed Dan Ryan branch and the nine stations reopened in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Line South Project Countdown until Completion Day! |url=http://www.transitchicago.com/redsouth/ |access-date=October 8, 2013 |website=[[Chicago Transit Authority]]}}</ref>