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- The CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides 1.7 million rides on buses and trains. It has approximately 1,800 buses that operate over 140 routes traveling along 2,230 miles (3,590 km). Buses provide about one million passenger trips a day and serve more than 12,000 posted bus stops.
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CTA has 1,868 buses that operate 127 routes and 1,514 route miles. Buses make about 15,943 trips a day and serve 10,633 bus stops. On the rapid transit system, CTA’s 1,480 rail cars operate eight routes and 224.1 miles of track. CTA trains make about 1,888 trips each day and serve 145 stations.
The data include information about ridership in all areas CTA serves, including Chicago and neighboring communities. View Datasets about Ridership on the City of Chicago Data Portal.
The Chicago Transit Authority's 1,450 train cars operate over eight routes and 222 miles (357 km) of track. Its trains provide about 750,000 customer trips each weekday and serve 146 stations in Chicago and seven suburbs.
The 'L' system has eight rapid transit routes and consists of 145 stations over approximately 224.1 miles of track. Parts of the 'L' run above ground, in subway tunnels and tubes, as well as at grade or in expressway medians. Two routes—the Red and Blue Lines—operate 24 hours, every day.
CHICAGO, IL 60661-1405. Geographic Coverage. Service Consumed. Primary Urbanized Area. Chicago, IL--IN. Annual Passenger Miles Traveled (PMT) 969,133,655. Square Miles.
Ridership Statistics. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Daily average ridership figures by bus route and rail station for a given month and day type. Data is available from 1999 through the current year.
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is responsible for finanical oversight and conducting transit planning for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace, which together provide nearly two million rail and bus rides each weekday across northeastern Illinois.
