CTA Bus Ridership By Route

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This page displays daily average ridership by route for a given month and day type for the past 10 years. The page defaults to the latest month of data available. Figures from years prior can be downloaded with the link above.

Routes 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
1 Bronzeville / Union Station 940 1,043 804 394 192 1,644 1,593 1,500 1,585 1,816 1,839
2 Hyde Park Express 1,510 1,626 1,262 1,005 489 3,277 3,167 3,137 3,069 3,214 2,972
3 King Dr 12,910 11,039 9,170 8,291 6,521 15,162 15,172 15,814 16,581 18,245 18,225
4 Cottage Grove 10,550 10,511 9,621 9,716 8,979 18,494 18,507 18,202 18,676 19,835 19,778
X4 Cottage Grove Express 2,494 2,345 1,151 - - - - - - - -
5 South Shore Night Bus 172 198 236 234 202 431 442 464 490 537 478
6 Jackson Park Express 5,046 4,866 4,917 4,674 3,428 8,717 8,568 8,860 9,095 10,164 10,187
7 Harrison 3,193 4,111 2,679 2,002 1,275 4,177 4,217 4,473 4,379 5,055 4,888
8 Halsted 14,459 13,555 10,849 9,413 6,895 18,944 17,836 18,311 18,875 20,198 19,212
8A South Halsted 1,803 1,911 1,583 1,322 1,293 2,333 2,388 2,544 2,649 2,885 2,964
9 Ashland 15,204 12,742 10,769 10,224 8,812 16,250 16,533 17,270 17,375 25,999 25,262
X9 Ashland Express 4,912 5,250 4,587 3,576 2,964 6,986 7,072 7,423 7,241 - -
10 Museum of Science & Industry 478 502 372 400 - 569 661 688 863 1,000 960
11 Lincoln 1,072 1,171 1,004 833 634 1,349 1,351 1,830 1,879 1,557 1,577
12 Roosevelt 7,537 7,545 6,610 5,873 5,191 11,210 11,544 12,366 12,919 13,234 13,114
15 Jeffrey Local 4,291 3,860 4,137 3,710 3,499 6,390 6,335 6,398 6,353 6,748 6,814
18 16th/18th 2,600 2,837 2,028 1,886 1,333 3,483 3,385 3,429 3,478 3,174 3,518
19 Stadium Express - 59 115 - - 188 117 147 129 - 176
20 Madison 9,963 9,974 8,899 7,107 6,238 14,701 15,403 15,446 16,056 16,549 17,602
21 Cermak 5,844 5,866 5,516 4,908 4,099 8,804 8,921 8,980 9,130 9,219 8,915
22 Clark 10,842 10,339 11,489 10,081 6,461 15,913 15,352 16,138 16,289 17,576 18,558
24 Wentworth 1,544 1,470 1,345 1,116 757 2,427 2,363 2,463 2,500 2,550 2,641
26 South Shore Express 2,351 2,249 2,389 2,098 1,622 4,086 4,119 4,006 4,035 3,093 3,035
28 Stony Island 3,472 3,192 2,778 2,682 2,391 5,412 5,599 5,659 5,819 6,467 6,628
29 State 8,554 6,485 5,611 5,281 4,141 10,859 10,764 11,217 11,758 13,455 12,808
30 South Chicago 2,445 1,819 1,356 1,293 1,273 2,607 2,757 2,784 2,768 3,145 2,985
31 31st 574 483 304 229 175 444 410 421 - - -
34 South Michigan 3,206 2,510 2,286 2,102 2,004 4,331 4,426 4,411 4,458 4,601 4,671
35 35th 3,270 3,213 2,542 2,318 1,718 4,571 4,721 4,825 4,999 5,255 5,131
36 Broadway 10,806 9,346 9,421 7,910 5,537 11,256 11,352 11,247 11,949 13,253 12,991
37 Sedgwick 988 965 532 316 146 1,320 1,274 1,292 1,390 1,614 1,536
39 Pershing 1,356 1,404 1,236 973 751 1,821 1,784 1,832 1,813 1,937 1,717
43 43rd 854 863 790 735 662 1,283 1,340 1,443 1,590 1,670 1,669
44 Wallace/Racine 2,371 2,222 1,910 1,382 1,334 2,661 2,793 3,013 3,042 3,199 3,416
47 47th 7,396 6,941 5,966 5,385 4,779 9,038 8,881 9,500 9,505 10,317 8,866
48 South Damen 586 567 440 323 259 622 609 636 623 787 944
49 Western 12,072 11,216 9,788 8,667 7,290 15,274 15,100 15,601 15,873 21,492 21,671
49B North Western 4,028 4,018 3,592 2,994 2,394 5,119 4,947 5,241 5,199 5,208 5,152
X49 Western Express 4,294 3,969 3,529 2,485 2,258 5,156 5,235 5,265 5,111 - -
50 Damen 7,182 6,965 6,448 5,270 3,203 8,562 8,655 8,623 8,593 8,995 9,151
51 51st 1,016 1,075 884 697 571 1,153 1,166 1,284 1,330 1,306 1,228
52 Kedzie/California 6,007 6,070 5,362 4,525 3,986 11,276 11,477 11,514 11,540 11,543 11,155
52A South Kedzie 2,889 2,703 2,236 2,069 1,843 3,798 3,768 3,847 3,926 4,123 4,009
53 Pulaski 13,550 13,169 10,877 9,258 8,227 16,830 16,320 16,014 16,886 18,546 18,403
53A South Pulaski 4,930 5,143 4,440 3,710 2,758 6,390 6,371 6,940 6,973 7,352 6,743
54 Cicero 7,629 6,864 6,161 5,316 4,937 9,665 9,695 9,918 10,323 11,092 11,270
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 641 560 420 377 300 758 764 753 756 791 917
54B South Cicero 2,113 2,170 1,899 1,548 1,551 2,922 2,969 3,222 3,369 3,573 3,411
55 Garfield 6,665 5,617 4,689 4,508 3,765 8,644 9,010 9,377 9,942 11,019 10,333
55A 55th/Austin 118 147 110 110 72 272 327 296 311 260 270
55N 55th/Narragansett 337 333 227 225 156 463 513 521 486 506 469
56 Milwaukee 4,882 5,195 4,760 4,437 3,303 8,084 8,175 8,081 8,145 8,545 9,154
57 Laramie 1,425 1,668 1,245 1,016 1,066 2,045 2,154 2,128 2,190 4,183 4,209
59 59th/61st 2,565 2,160 1,829 1,432 1,320 2,945 2,780 2,833 2,932 3,602 3,416
60 Blue Island/26th 7,982 7,996 6,690 5,518 3,506 9,731 9,741 9,553 9,931 9,313 9,590
62 Archer 6,898 6,591 6,015 5,070 3,486 9,318 9,299 9,602 9,831 10,102 9,362
62H Archer/Harlem 752 849 712 551 401 874 973 969 953 888 822
63 63rd Street 10,564 8,951 7,760 7,184 6,571 13,707 13,936 14,367 14,651 15,543 16,520
63W West 63rd 1,169 1,082 1,023 833 711 1,406 1,405 1,387 1,365 1,290 1,297
65 Grand 6,434 5,687 4,084 3,735 2,492 8,290 8,419 8,244 8,640 8,830 8,454
66 Chicago 16,340 16,300 12,554 11,362 7,498 20,341 21,608 21,877 21,912 22,256 22,907
67 67th/69th/71st 5,804 5,467 4,787 4,506 4,379 8,318 8,689 9,769 10,231 11,048 11,174
68 Northwest Hwy 760 810 764 577 425 868 1,019 1,087 1,079 1,102 973
70 Division 6,211 5,795 4,900 4,071 3,336 7,709 7,735 8,112 7,859 8,650 8,505
71 71st 7,024 5,093 4,354 4,341 4,225 7,955 7,897 8,385 7,498 8,030 7,828
72 North 10,566 9,680 8,624 7,372 5,471 13,589 13,641 14,276 14,809 15,493 15,430
73 Armitage 3,866 3,499 2,669 2,357 1,801 4,937 4,828 5,015 5,004 3,643 3,780
74 Fullerton 8,607 8,000 7,350 6,245 4,479 10,651 10,792 11,213 11,320 12,032 12,124
75 74th/75th 4,703 4,126 3,879 3,277 3,198 6,217 6,082 6,273 6,031 6,902 7,024
76 Diversey 8,270 7,516 7,281 6,386 4,508 11,005 11,200 11,016 11,613 11,772 11,380
77 Belmont 12,864 12,408 11,143 10,008 7,201 17,584 17,346 19,658 20,016 21,105 20,749
78 Montrose 5,800 4,865 4,589 3,447 2,526 7,185 7,243 6,987 7,558 7,255 8,078
79 79th 15,232 12,905 12,198 11,185 11,179 22,087 22,090 22,815 23,500 25,129 24,042
80 Irving Park 7,225 7,039 6,551 5,965 4,403 9,696 10,006 10,559 10,669 12,132 12,240
81 Lawrence 9,181 7,970 7,541 6,779 5,461 10,419 10,776 11,261 11,801 12,198 12,200
81W West Lawrence 1,413 1,347 1,035 831 688 1,489 1,606 1,621 1,652 1,578 1,632
82 Kimball/Homan 11,150 10,343 9,750 8,652 6,672 14,637 14,709 14,645 16,001 16,425 16,235
84 Peterson 2,348 2,339 2,144 1,743 1,272 2,956 3,307 3,376 3,258 3,622 3,592
85 Central 7,619 7,180 6,568 5,204 4,516 8,430 8,560 8,472 9,009 9,334 9,314
85A North Central 655 400 378 313 254 472 536 584 587 669 861
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland 1,388 1,472 1,280 943 691 1,668 1,663 1,779 1,755 2,059 1,948
87 87th 6,197 5,885 5,873 5,030 4,906 10,358 10,567 11,211 11,478 12,270 12,174
88 Higgins 821 893 754 611 497 1,112 1,188 1,223 1,248 1,179 1,156
90 Harlem 3,540 3,276 3,198 2,726 2,178 4,259 4,529 4,707 4,712 5,021 5,179
91 Austin 4,263 3,951 3,908 3,339 2,781 5,729 5,872 6,111 5,896 6,615 6,869
92 Foster 4,639 4,149 4,345 3,532 2,838 5,235 5,624 5,748 6,071 6,512 6,413
93 North California 2,962 2,998 2,572 1,976 1,460 3,175 3,007 3,000 3,115 3,156 3,178
94 South California 8,279 7,682 7,014 5,895 4,682 7,750 7,554 7,928 8,481 9,134 8,459
95 95th 4,363 3,390 2,902 2,804 2,697 4,931 5,267 5,329 - - -
96 Lunt 639 580 492 450 308 710 749 738 794 758 731
97 Skokie 2,310 2,077 1,836 1,599 1,299 2,795 2,849 2,856 3,168 3,259 3,195
100 Jeffery Manor Express 362 393 355 233 234 450 496 536 559 594 594
103 West 103rd 1,333 1,199 1,024 889 854 1,766 1,758 1,871 2,049 2,350 2,206
106 East 103rd 582 702 656 448 446 989 980 1,033 1,164 1,258 1,352
108 Halsted/95th 635 613 470 405 372 786 945 863 997 1,106 1,035
111 Pullman/111/115 2,168 1,895 1,496 1,307 1,440 2,577 2,749 2,865 2,995 3,257 3,248
111A Pullman Shuttle 291 230 178 161 164 235 187 185 180 228 211
112 Vincennes/111th 994 973 854 766 679 1,510 1,498 1,638 1,833 2,055 1,846
115 115th/Pullman 1,811 1,708 1,483 1,260 1,255 2,495 2,635 2,673 3,241 3,631 3,563
119 Michigan/119th 2,692 2,282 2,034 1,831 2,106 3,682 3,827 4,038 4,140 4,333 4,423
120 NW/Wacker Express 219 271 155 127 42 671 689 813 803 879 934
121 Union/Wacker Express 359 368 158 159 58 1,075 1,005 1,096 1,077 1,274 1,347
124 Navy Pier Express 1,240 1,373 1,132 878 210 1,613 1,541 1,665 1,742 1,415 1,553
125 Water Tower Express 516 545 315 305 88 1,080 1,072 1,141 1,261 1,175 1,432
126 Jackson 3,058 3,511 2,629 2,123 1,720 4,667 4,537 4,873 4,547 5,398 5,501
128 Soldier Field Express - - - - - 410 513 1,121 1,103 616 871
130 Museum Campus 662 648 388 349 - 703 751 847 729 832 911
134 Stockton / Lasalle Express 1,329 1,334 802 444 117 2,786 2,538 2,930 2,877 2,801 3,453
135 Wilson/Lasalle Express 1,203 1,454 1,311 632 217 3,301 3,054 3,224 3,094 3,236 3,723
136 Sheridan/Lasalle Express 752 968 791 467 250 1,944 1,723 1,957 1,830 1,890 2,081
143 Stockton / Michigan Express 627 682 463 465 196 1,645 1,555 1,805 1,813 1,840 1,759
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 9,428 9,907 9,842 7,524 4,102 12,784 12,723 13,527 13,684 14,126 14,706
147 Outer Drive Express 8,644 8,226 8,963 7,169 4,792 11,770 11,318 12,038 12,405 13,950 13,963
148 Clarendon / Michigan Express 1,316 1,325 1,228 913 459 2,283 2,215 2,307 2,243 2,335 2,254
J14 Jeffery Jump 6,719 5,361 5,601 4,659 4,053 10,192 10,163 10,252 10,459 11,060 11,568
151 Sheridan 10,474 10,968 10,843 8,612 4,889 14,976 15,055 15,831 15,670 17,550 18,198
152 Addison 6,325 6,627 5,536 4,704 2,692 7,800 8,318 7,849 8,177 8,590 8,140
155 Devon 4,963 4,813 4,471 3,708 3,037 5,876 6,189 6,304 6,859 7,164 6,808
156 Lasalle 2,871 3,167 2,432 1,616 658 6,427 6,634 6,648 6,967 7,311 7,782
157 Streeterville 4,086 4,556 3,078 2,218 930 4,661 4,478 4,286 5,052 4,691 4,813
165 West 65th 118 165 140 93 82 177 137 116 115 128 117
169 69/UPS Express 99 77 108 60 120 68 120 197 203 216 243
171 Univ. of Chicago = Hyde Park 321 359 224 68 17 222 292 299 290 303 252
172 Univ. of Chicago = Kenwood 440 842 501 214 71 496 567 503 535 554 428
192 University of Chicago Hosp. Exp. 420 361 408 294 132 784 759 780 839 808 849
201 Central/Sherman 1,085 1,040 1,019 807 557 1,466 1,609 1,550 1,718 1,717 1,618
206 Evanston Circulator 281 271 200 206 67 293 257 359 451 449 398