CTA Rail Summary

Download CTA Ridership Dataset

This page displays daily average ridership by line 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.

The charts below show historical monthly ridership and ridership for the 13 months prior to the month specified.

Overview
Day Type Boardings
Weekday 8,805,660
Saturday 1,289,022
Sunday/Holiday 1,185,068
Total 11,279,750
Cross Platform
Day Type Boardings
Weekday 61,772
Saturday 53,505
Sunday/Holiday 37,026
Total 152,303
Top 10 Stations
Station Boardings
Lake/State 243,551
O'Hare Airport 220,492
Clark/Lake 204,580
State/Lake 181,819
Washington/Dearborn 178,657
Chicago/State 171,357
Washington/Wabash 166,373
Grand/State 155,777
Belmont-North Main 146,235
Addison-North Main 145,070

July Total Ridership by Line

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Previous 13 Month Weekday Ridership

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Historical July Total Ridership

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