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 989 920 773 384 172 1,649 1,591 1,603 1,604 1,849 1,928
2 Hyde Park Express 1,620 1,716 1,370 1,045 506 3,388 3,368 3,195 3,113 3,289 3,138
3 King Dr 12,996 10,338 9,171 8,487 6,554 15,623 16,286 16,211 16,867 18,468 19,003
4 Cottage Grove 10,689 10,072 9,614 9,687 9,167 18,762 18,834 18,455 18,512 19,892 19,841
X4 Cottage Grove Express 2,535 2,104 - - - - - - - - -
5 South Shore Night Bus 169 198 313 206 225 450 450 464 506 533 472
6 Jackson Park Express 5,549 4,638 4,692 4,681 3,353 8,870 8,975 9,218 8,846 10,130 10,370
7 Harrison 2,830 2,850 2,147 1,625 1,235 3,766 4,143 4,109 4,165 4,857 4,591
8 Halsted 14,184 11,516 9,689 8,592 6,593 17,919 17,337 17,452 18,214 19,849 19,176
8A South Halsted 1,911 1,794 1,528 1,339 1,302 2,513 2,500 2,560 2,819 3,059 3,103
9 Ashland 15,343 11,731 9,965 10,234 8,675 16,042 16,626 17,300 17,374 26,345 25,587
X9 Ashland Express 4,781 4,725 4,453 3,512 2,952 6,955 7,004 6,895 7,099 - -
10 Museum of Science & Industry 498 550 477 428 - 591 715 758 844 982 937
11 Lincoln 1,083 1,093 933 783 590 1,440 1,403 1,799 1,899 1,689 1,625
12 Roosevelt 7,266 6,829 6,301 5,532 5,330 10,998 11,682 12,157 12,842 13,438 12,994
15 Jeffrey Local 4,358 3,705 4,096 3,658 3,588 6,732 6,863 6,631 6,801 7,341 7,078
18 16th/18th 2,445 2,486 1,840 1,757 1,310 3,345 3,333 3,324 3,429 3,167 3,308
19 Stadium Express - 116 5 71 - 118 119 118 127 258 261
20 Madison 10,670 9,247 8,383 7,135 6,260 14,754 15,536 15,127 16,182 16,777 17,779
21 Cermak 5,801 5,859 5,390 4,721 4,000 8,461 8,841 8,933 8,842 9,242 8,994
22 Clark 10,695 10,077 11,778 10,122 6,210 16,058 15,637 15,817 16,537 18,162 19,118
24 Wentworth 1,415 1,339 1,219 1,026 775 2,514 2,413 2,416 2,456 2,582 2,726
26 South Shore Express 2,620 2,039 2,138 2,032 1,655 4,136 4,180 4,003 3,751 2,988 3,106
28 Stony Island 3,463 2,968 2,795 2,646 2,348 5,549 5,808 5,656 5,843 6,635 6,742
29 State 8,570 6,223 5,165 5,408 4,312 11,355 11,467 11,481 12,162 13,806 13,529
30 South Chicago 2,371 1,594 1,269 1,257 1,256 2,743 2,831 2,787 2,961 3,357 3,034
31 31st 452 357 265 204 157 339 298 286 - - -
34 South Michigan 3,346 2,232 2,166 1,992 2,057 4,465 4,534 4,399 4,531 4,905 4,888
35 35th 3,287 2,899 2,429 2,177 1,693 4,473 4,655 4,672 4,971 5,037 4,918
36 Broadway 11,269 8,578 9,215 7,946 5,334 11,584 11,654 11,498 11,962 13,556 13,465
37 Sedgwick 1,074 830 561 346 172 1,364 1,289 1,261 1,415 1,600 1,527
39 Pershing 1,368 1,279 1,148 839 758 1,831 1,869 1,779 1,913 2,000 1,812
43 43rd 829 830 720 696 675 1,341 1,423 1,416 1,597 1,717 1,719
44 Wallace/Racine 2,277 2,061 1,810 1,336 1,323 2,848 2,849 2,979 3,051 3,388 3,472
47 47th 7,234 6,183 5,581 5,169 4,724 8,852 8,804 9,114 9,279 10,107 9,125
48 South Damen 557 447 359 286 247 644 637 622 607 889 933
49 Western 12,024 10,894 9,342 8,428 7,040 15,267 15,387 15,337 15,741 21,565 22,236
J14 Jeffery Jump 6,803 4,993 5,217 4,554 4,243 10,325 10,305 10,402 10,168 10,819 11,638
49B North Western 4,243 3,738 3,397 2,952 2,345 5,156 5,014 5,192 5,215 5,156 5,292
X49 Western Express 4,092 3,364 2,991 2,325 2,206 5,192 5,144 4,981 4,991 - -
50 Damen 7,134 6,161 6,024 5,054 2,995 8,437 8,485 8,264 8,476 8,762 9,065
51 51st 1,001 995 782 655 556 1,151 1,200 1,212 1,281 1,343 1,348
52 Kedzie/California 5,851 5,586 5,025 4,289 4,000 10,905 11,303 10,932 11,134 11,396 11,161
52A South Kedzie 2,908 2,471 2,199 1,997 1,744 3,739 3,745 3,814 3,907 4,125 3,944
53 Pulaski 13,434 12,126 10,249 9,115 7,935 16,752 16,133 15,838 16,404 18,994 18,490
53A South Pulaski 4,713 4,576 3,988 3,537 2,677 6,405 6,228 6,562 6,833 7,152 6,988
54 Cicero 7,669 6,604 5,802 5,336 5,006 9,695 9,789 9,978 10,390 11,161 11,134
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 619 543 409 348 285 742 779 745 772 817 917
54B South Cicero 2,062 2,246 1,765 1,593 1,558 2,762 2,941 3,075 3,214 3,510 3,467
55 Garfield 6,771 5,406 4,504 4,390 3,653 8,860 9,519 9,658 10,487 11,546 10,991
55A 55th/Austin 125 122 98 108 68 281 310 292 292 278 283
55N 55th/Narragansett 329 280 262 200 162 467 509 535 504 486 496
56 Milwaukee 5,025 4,941 4,592 4,357 3,225 7,974 8,078 7,917 8,228 8,789 9,178
57 Laramie 1,469 1,508 1,125 1,004 1,077 2,175 2,205 2,100 2,248 4,169 4,318
59 59th/61st 2,540 2,038 1,785 1,346 1,289 2,938 2,810 2,834 2,977 3,722 3,615
60 Blue Island/26th 7,885 6,733 6,166 4,988 3,453 9,198 9,566 9,339 9,433 9,329 9,365
62 Archer 6,885 6,080 5,723 4,911 3,478 9,302 9,609 9,708 9,849 10,235 9,894
62H Archer/Harlem 763 788 703 545 406 877 936 995 975 863 831
63 63rd Street 10,474 8,121 7,095 7,002 6,547 13,718 14,295 14,147 14,818 15,613 16,577
63W West 63rd 1,153 1,027 954 776 701 1,443 1,408 1,346 1,339 1,300 1,378
65 Grand 6,599 5,504 4,229 3,674 2,532 8,447 8,682 8,038 9,060 9,066 8,624
66 Chicago 17,065 15,426 12,321 11,132 7,830 20,844 21,933 21,539 22,349 23,081 23,265
67 67th/69th/71st 5,683 5,099 4,539 4,295 4,505 8,602 8,993 9,624 10,539 11,634 11,474
68 Northwest Hwy 699 732 650 537 418 727 1,044 1,065 1,084 1,070 960
70 Division 6,193 5,324 4,456 3,908 3,230 7,817 7,684 7,862 7,535 8,830 8,770
71 71st 6,902 4,729 4,073 4,419 4,240 8,248 7,998 8,201 7,808 8,382 8,032
72 North 10,712 9,219 8,137 7,483 5,425 13,853 14,070 14,391 15,059 16,086 15,692
73 Armitage 3,809 3,284 2,497 2,405 1,791 4,928 4,840 4,917 5,039 3,860 3,887
74 Fullerton 8,350 7,646 6,942 5,995 4,346 10,803 10,935 10,974 11,555 11,984 12,096
75 74th/75th 4,781 3,976 3,482 3,132 3,225 6,317 6,325 6,278 6,300 7,139 7,265
76 Diversey 8,205 7,303 7,128 6,183 4,215 10,959 11,013 10,826 11,508 11,889 11,563
77 Belmont 12,613 11,920 10,978 10,018 7,051 18,387 18,466 19,165 19,961 21,302 21,085
78 Montrose 5,511 4,799 4,528 3,272 2,426 7,267 7,344 7,058 7,574 7,673 7,820
79 79th 15,362 12,568 11,933 11,492 11,435 22,445 22,480 22,937 23,965 25,818 24,076
80 Irving Park 7,160 6,478 6,197 5,842 4,244 9,729 10,156 10,123 10,526 12,210 12,194
81 Lawrence 9,102 7,671 7,408 6,652 5,358 10,617 11,120 11,352 11,741 12,291 12,394
81W West Lawrence 1,370 1,274 1,000 820 671 1,448 1,619 1,642 1,576 1,577 1,681
82 Kimball/Homan 10,985 9,472 8,797 8,260 6,740 14,649 15,159 14,634 16,001 16,666 15,911
84 Peterson 2,352 2,114 1,974 1,665 1,226 3,110 3,437 3,345 3,228 3,778 3,735
85 Central 7,480 6,592 6,369 5,041 4,486 8,368 8,876 8,422 8,800 10,064 9,570
85A North Central 621 395 377 301 253 593 491 561 594 648 880
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland 1,234 1,192 1,010 865 599 1,627 1,619 1,671 1,738 1,765 1,747
87 87th 6,190 5,636 5,597 4,841 4,942 10,489 10,853 11,027 11,555 12,354 12,513
88 Higgins 761 804 679 607 487 1,052 1,196 1,204 1,244 1,093 1,147
90 Harlem 3,416 3,161 3,198 2,648 2,103 4,223 4,527 4,492 4,529 4,755 5,017
91 Austin 4,187 3,711 3,750 3,184 2,685 5,694 5,876 5,929 5,893 6,567 6,866
92 Foster 4,339 4,023 4,052 3,370 2,615 5,358 5,647 5,560 5,768 6,433 6,401
93 North California 2,952 2,705 2,298 1,738 1,393 3,165 3,141 2,927 3,174 3,163 3,225
94 South California 7,888 6,917 6,306 5,484 4,534 7,542 7,882 7,971 8,207 9,042 8,555
95 95th 4,236 3,116 2,616 2,692 2,681 5,045 5,331 5,280 - - -
96 Lunt 609 559 570 417 301 769 774 773 817 804 738
97 Skokie 2,355 2,013 1,807 1,621 1,264 2,841 2,862 2,893 3,210 3,253 3,236
100 Jeffery Manor Express 335 335 337 226 220 449 497 520 592 615 579
103 West 103rd 1,327 1,135 956 885 846 1,876 1,811 1,770 2,128 2,509 2,164
106 East 103rd 618 675 593 439 411 990 1,027 967 1,179 1,284 1,422
108 Halsted/95th 586 571 428 410 347 874 977 966 1,100 1,135 1,084
111 Pullman/111/115 1,879 1,724 1,433 1,288 1,515 2,753 2,819 2,849 3,104 3,377 3,316
111A Pullman Shuttle 289 244 174 173 207 230 181 168 183 235 176
112 Vincennes/111th 1,044 862 775 738 662 1,556 1,620 1,687 1,906 2,113 1,903
115 115th/Pullman 1,764 1,632 1,398 1,227 1,270 2,553 2,670 2,612 3,290 3,749 3,773
119 Michigan/119th 2,605 2,122 1,879 1,913 2,077 3,749 3,926 4,087 4,089 4,509 4,582
120 NW/Wacker Express 259 259 180 112 42 708 733 797 829 917 934
121 Union/Wacker Express 419 372 168 148 59 1,106 1,063 1,089 1,134 1,332 1,378
124 Navy Pier Express 1,502 1,638 1,196 967 219 1,651 1,672 1,768 1,802 1,541 1,617
125 Water Tower Express 560 531 314 283 101 1,137 1,087 1,114 1,237 1,257 1,405
126 Jackson 3,018 2,894 2,383 1,989 1,792 4,623 4,704 4,795 4,588 5,624 5,452
130 Museum Campus 738 666 521 360 - 703 788 798 793 869 913
134 Stockton / Lasalle Express 1,533 1,188 706 440 129 2,721 2,565 2,707 2,781 2,871 3,521
135 Wilson/Lasalle Express 1,407 1,371 1,216 611 222 3,263 3,107 3,021 2,962 3,289 3,675
136 Sheridan/Lasalle Express 842 900 748 487 247 1,921 1,836 1,870 1,815 1,910 2,067
143 Stockton / Michigan Express 711 653 496 421 192 1,577 1,619 1,718 1,823 1,845 1,809
146 Marine/Michigan 9,895 9,414 9,664 7,341 4,054 13,081 13,181 13,223 13,570 14,853 14,519
147 Outer Drive Express 8,775 8,082 8,861 6,999 4,735 11,726 11,966 11,859 12,389 13,906 14,180
148 Clarendon / Michigan Express 1,422 1,237 1,209 796 424 2,275 2,361 2,209 2,233 2,314 2,283
151 Sheridan 10,976 10,787 10,816 8,704 4,799 15,314 15,454 16,069 16,044 18,435 18,751
152 Addison 5,813 5,640 4,981 4,449 2,583 7,659 8,128 7,637 8,089 8,279 8,296
155 Devon 5,119 4,569 4,270 3,548 3,003 5,827 6,307 6,465 6,964 7,051 6,908
156 Lasalle 3,176 3,084 2,367 1,657 668 6,513 6,735 6,489 7,003 7,585 7,910
157 Streeterville 3,995 3,983 2,621 1,777 894 4,453 4,255 3,920 4,242 4,111 4,336
165 West 65th 105 139 107 91 60 157 151 111 121 111 108
169 69/UPS Express 104 79 124 54 101 79 91 193 208 231 231
171 Univ. of Chicago = Hyde Park 194 353 159 91 15 260 314 293 280 322 257
172 Univ. of Chicago = Kenwood 337 801 363 189 61 553 546 574 512 556 553
192 University of Chicago Hosp. Exp. 438 365 416 275 131 886 857 842 913 922 926
201 Central/Sherman 1,121 1,103 1,054 749 536 1,595 1,639 1,631 1,901 1,811 1,682
206 Evanston Circulator 110 135 88 91 63 161 183 301 299 339 321