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7000-series (CTA)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by CRRC· from 2021· rapid transit rail car for Chicago
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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 20220113 03a CTA Green Line L near Congress St: David Wilson· CC BY 2.0
- 2. 20241117 10 CTA Blue Line L @ Damen (54281067812) (cropped): David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 7000-series CTA train at Jackson (May 2024): AlphaBeta135· CC BY 4.0
- 4. Chicago subway storage (7000 series): Kyah117· CC BY 4.0
- 5. Chicago Transit Authority 7000-Series at O'Hare: AAPRM· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. CTA 7000 Series at O'hare Station: Piemadd· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. CTA 7000-Series at O'Hare (July 2026): RailTypes· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The 7000-series of rail cars was ordered by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the Chicago "L". The base order is for 400 cars and will be used to replace the 1980s-vintage 2600-series cars, currently assigned to the Blue, Brown, and Orange Lines. Including all options, which is a total of 846 cars, the order will cost $1.3 billion.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 5 years ago, in 2021.
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2021
- in service from
- 2020
- status
- in service
- number built
- 276
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- CRRC, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.
- operators
- Chicago Transit Authority
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- Married-pair
- length
- 14.6 m
- capacity
- 38 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q25197235, Wikipedia: 7000-series (CTA) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.