Purple Line
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Public transit lines
The following public transit lines are either named the Purple Line, or colored purple on system maps:In North America
- Purple Line (Chicago Transit Authority)Purple Line (Chicago Transit Authority)The Purple Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is a branch line on the northernmost section of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit network. Normally, it extends south from the Wilmette terminal at Linden Avenue, passing through Evanston to Howard Street, on Chicago's northern city limits...
, an elevated train line in Chicago - Purple Line (Los Angeles Metro), in Los Angeles, California
- Purple Line (Maryland), a proposed transit line in Maryland counties bordering Washington, D.C.
- 7 (New York City Subway service)7 (New York City Subway service)The 7 Flushing Local and 7 Flushing Express are rapid transit services of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line...
, in New York City - E Line (RTD)E Line (RTD)The E Line, sometimes known as the Purple Line, is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado. The line was added to the system on November 17, 2006, with the completion of the Southeast Corridor project . It is...
, a light rail line under construction in and near Denver, Colorado - LYNX Purple LineLYNX Purple LineThe Red Line is a planned commuter rail extension for the LYNX network in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Red Line, or North Corridor, would serve as a commuter rail line between Mount Mourne in southern Iredell County and the proposed Gateway Station in Uptown Charlotte...
, a proposed commuter rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina - MBTA Commuter RailMBTA Commuter RailThe MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
, in the Boston area, nicknamed "Purple Line" - Norristown High Speed LineNorristown High Speed LineThe Norristown High Speed Line is an interurban line system operated between Upper Darby and Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA by SEPTA...
, SEPTA, a rail line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Sheppard, a subway line in Toronto, Ontario
- Viva PurpleViva PurpleViva Purple, or the York University/Richmond Hill/Cornell line, is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada...
, a bus rapid transit line in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario
In Europe
- Barcelona Metro line 2Barcelona Metro line 2Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network...
, in Barcelona, Spain - Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line, in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Line 9 (Madrid Metro)Line 9 (Madrid Metro)Line 9 of the Madrid Metro opened on 31 January 1980 between Sainz de Baranda and Pavones. Later it was extended from Avenida de América to Herrera Oria on 3 June 1983, however this section was separate from the original section until the missing part from Avenida de América to Sainz de Baranda was...
, in Madrid, Spain - RER ERER EThe RER E is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. The line runs from the western terminus Haussmann St-Lazare to the eastern terminuses Chelles-Gournay and Tournan...
, in and near Paris, France - Sheffield Supertram Purple Line, a tram line in Sheffield, England
In Asia and the Pacific
- Bangkok Metro Purple LineBangkok Metro Purple LineThe MRT Purple Line is a rapid transit line under construction of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand, including Nonthaburi Province....
, under construction in Bangkok - Manila LRT Purple LineManila LRT Purple LineThe Manila LRT Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground...
, in metropolitan Manila - Purple Line (Namma Metro)Purple Line (Namma Metro)The Purple line of the Namma Metro is part of the mass-transit rail system for the city of Bangalore, India. It will consist of 17 stations from Baiyyappanahalli to Mysore Road. The line will measure and will be mostly elevated, with and 3 stations underground...
, in Bangalore, India - North East MRT LineNorth East MRT LineThe North East MRT Line is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and the world's second longest fully underground, automated and driverless, rapid transit line after Singapore's Circle MRT Line. The line is 20 km long with 16 stations and operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end...
, in Singapore - Seoul Subway Line 5Seoul Subway Line 5Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea...
, in Seoul, Sorth Korea - Shanghai Metro Line 4Shanghai Metro Line 4Line 4 on the Shanghai Metro network is a loop line in the city of Shanghai. It follows the Inner Ring Road for most of the route, extending into Pudong across the Huangpu River...
, also called "Circle Line," running parallel to a ringway around Shanghai, China - Tanimachi Line (Osaka), in Osaka, Japan
- Tokyo Metro Hanzomon LineTokyo Metro Hanzomon LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan.-Overview:The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō and Sumida. Hanzōmon Line trains run through onto the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya Station and the Tōbu Isesaki Line from...
, in Tokyo, Japan
Other uses
- Purple Line (ceasefire line), the 1967 ceasefire line on the Golan Heights, which became the effective border between Israel and Syria
- "Purple Line"Purple Line (song)"Purple Line" is Tohoshinki's 16th Japanese single, written by the Korean composer who made TVXQ's biggest hits in Korea such as Rising Sun and "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. It became Tohoshinki's first Japanese single to reach #1 on the Oricon Weekly sales chart in Japan, making the group the first foreign...
, a song by Korean boy band TVXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi) - The straight line connecting purple to red in the CIE chromaticity diagram
- An underground reclaimed water, irrigation, storm drain or slurry line in the American Public Works Association utility location color code