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
1 Bronzeville / Union Station 1,224 1,126 812 582 225 1,849 1,831 1,753 1,755 1,955
2 Hyde Park Express 1,880 1,684 1,199 1,302 568 3,780 3,653 3,513 3,296 3,545
3 King Dr 15,152 12,323 9,719 9,353 6,813 16,376 17,827 18,270 18,974 20,339
4 Cottage Grove 11,958 11,516 10,260 10,498 8,905 19,385 20,947 20,778 21,320 21,981
X4 Cottage Grove Express 3,244 2,876 1,408 - - - - - - -
5 South Shore Night Bus 152 212 188 215 204 452 461 511 326 551
6 Jackson Park Express 5,950 5,162 5,074 4,635 3,488 9,285 9,251 9,643 9,509 10,934
7 Harrison 5,156 5,275 3,620 2,747 1,455 5,780 5,952 6,144 5,531 6,477
8 Halsted 17,939 15,700 13,452 11,142 7,027 23,339 23,423 23,350 22,590 24,560
8A South Halsted 2,090 2,030 1,649 1,661 1,368 2,635 3,120 3,039 3,237 3,604
9 Ashland 17,342 14,035 12,162 10,652 9,117 17,271 17,915 19,165 19,201 30,021
X9 Ashland Express 6,016 6,077 5,051 4,549 2,871 8,357 9,039 9,307 9,153 -
11 Lincoln 1,206 1,331 1,233 964 659 1,505 1,576 1,366 2,039 1,701
12 Roosevelt 9,335 8,439 7,021 6,831 5,437 12,937 13,473 14,107 14,779 15,249
15 Jeffrey Local 4,823 4,472 4,096 3,907 3,307 6,953 7,943 7,362 7,799 8,084
18 16th/18th 3,309 3,286 2,364 2,127 1,513 4,104 4,127 4,167 4,058 3,992
19 Stadium Express 62 177 177 22 - 239 194 175 224 213
20 Madison 11,981 10,991 9,822 8,084 6,742 16,207 17,561 17,197 18,021 18,895
21 Cermak 7,574 6,825 5,948 5,475 4,202 9,042 9,482 9,791 9,819 10,178
22 Clark 12,516 10,864 11,572 10,156 7,041 16,362 16,085 16,666 16,896 18,017
24 Wentworth 2,002 1,617 1,487 1,279 779 2,738 2,885 2,844 2,994 3,232
26 South Shore Express 2,739 2,286 2,539 2,322 1,653 4,347 4,527 4,574 4,298 3,479
28 Stony Island 3,959 3,459 2,762 2,836 2,351 5,896 6,253 6,639 6,823 7,447
29 State 8,576 6,267 6,177 5,146 3,791 11,149 11,575 11,650 12,109 13,563
30 South Chicago 2,475 2,225 1,575 1,751 1,280 2,929 3,628 3,543 3,588 4,085
31 31st 687 818 432 319 186 810 628 664 538 -
34 South Michigan 3,349 2,956 2,429 2,181 2,135 4,725 5,198 5,106 5,361 5,690
35 35th 3,704 3,531 2,754 2,751 1,718 4,848 5,193 5,446 5,572 6,175
36 Broadway 10,979 9,219 9,912 8,215 5,556 11,691 11,584 11,650 11,942 12,956
37 Sedgwick 1,324 1,059 607 387 171 1,489 1,529 1,454 1,542 1,633
39 Pershing 1,636 1,499 1,350 1,158 807 2,009 2,135 2,185 2,238 2,312
43 43rd 938 907 888 777 705 1,392 1,557 1,503 1,644 1,899
44 Wallace/Racine 2,826 2,440 2,145 1,667 1,322 3,113 3,533 3,784 3,811 4,159
47 47th 8,088 7,578 6,183 6,170 4,805 9,571 10,009 10,518 10,610 11,410
48 South Damen 897 733 597 536 274 886 1,063 1,041 1,032 1,432
49 Western 13,207 12,058 10,795 9,423 7,375 16,193 17,135 17,359 17,252 26,106
49B North Western 4,497 4,220 4,097 3,467 2,419 5,244 5,624 5,811 5,809 5,883
X49 Western Express 5,757 5,107 4,543 3,588 2,085 6,410 7,484 7,611 7,206 -
50 Damen 9,194 7,588 7,627 6,443 3,446 10,180 10,374 10,429 10,241 10,835
51 51st 1,148 1,161 1,000 852 554 1,348 1,640 1,514 1,566 1,468
52 Kedzie/California 7,135 6,398 5,770 5,174 3,825 12,606 13,447 12,755 12,439 13,317
52A South Kedzie 3,274 2,794 2,509 2,430 1,795 4,150 4,443 4,468 4,642 4,542
53 Pulaski 15,394 14,192 11,974 10,666 8,615 18,239 19,314 19,162 20,168 21,606
53A South Pulaski 6,435 5,998 5,405 4,902 2,881 7,547 8,668 8,917 9,426 9,594
54 Cicero 8,267 7,284 6,547 5,786 5,158 10,159 10,838 10,983 11,587 12,405
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 589 611 441 409 292 748 820 784 800 850
54B South Cicero 2,143 2,167 1,837 1,617 1,589 2,906 3,176 3,364 3,484 3,858
55 Garfield 7,786 6,343 5,219 5,127 3,960 9,348 10,380 10,440 11,325 12,523
55A 55th/Austin 165 181 140 135 68 325 349 362 362 328
55N 55th/Narragansett 453 395 327 290 185 535 662 648 652 643
56 Milwaukee 5,387 5,377 4,917 4,936 3,325 9,160 8,773 8,686 8,774 9,133
57 Laramie 1,599 1,921 1,535 1,408 1,019 2,430 2,747 2,658 2,828 5,034
59 59th/61st 2,789 2,326 2,107 1,787 1,350 3,216 3,153 3,472 3,699 4,387
60 Blue Island/26th 11,094 9,243 7,996 7,006 3,674 12,211 12,437 11,804 11,580 10,970
62 Archer 8,250 6,910 6,320 5,780 3,788 10,135 10,771 10,841 11,301 12,189
62H Archer/Harlem 775 916 801 715 442 958 1,083 1,068 1,121 1,032
63 63rd Street 11,645 9,851 8,310 7,871 6,695 15,025 16,369 16,868 17,312 18,582
63W West 63rd 1,382 1,233 1,240 1,148 702 1,529 1,615 1,608 1,457 1,483
65 Grand 6,837 6,018 4,164 3,938 2,430 8,640 8,950 8,775 9,045 9,160
66 Chicago 18,341 16,846 13,901 11,782 7,744 22,206 23,185 23,299 22,945 24,416
67 67th/69th/71st 6,580 6,144 5,454 5,040 4,441 9,463 10,560 11,481 12,164 13,005
68 Northwest Hwy 1,004 994 929 810 441 1,130 1,253 1,632 1,578 1,618
70 Division 7,368 6,494 5,265 4,719 3,364 8,068 9,255 9,388 9,464 10,452
71 71st 7,628 5,881 4,714 4,754 4,232 8,615 9,343 9,397 9,147 9,199
72 North 11,392 10,072 8,780 8,087 5,869 14,053 14,513 14,736 15,393 16,704
73 Armitage 4,493 3,968 3,329 2,819 1,788 5,494 5,848 6,000 6,224 4,574
74 Fullerton 10,040 8,988 8,145 7,347 4,717 11,986 12,280 12,750 12,485 13,695
75 74th/75th 5,250 4,411 4,358 3,917 3,191 6,694 7,085 7,176 7,412 8,259
76 Diversey 8,732 8,022 7,734 7,011 4,682 11,922 12,003 11,857 12,165 12,711
77 Belmont 14,706 13,321 12,238 11,589 7,454 19,534 20,914 21,674 22,128 23,454
78 Montrose 6,264 5,392 5,025 4,392 2,429 7,870 8,747 8,413 8,274 8,786
79 79th 16,826 13,694 12,994 12,703 11,625 23,619 25,045 24,929 26,843 28,600
80 Irving Park 7,902 7,766 7,098 6,876 4,482 10,526 11,513 11,590 11,854 13,586
81 Lawrence 9,263 8,215 7,650 7,305 5,491 10,559 11,285 11,655 12,194 12,620
81W West Lawrence 1,600 1,430 1,214 937 704 1,635 1,737 1,893 1,817 1,702
82 Kimball/Homan 13,656 12,102 10,326 10,854 6,843 16,760 18,775 19,106 20,206 21,098
84 Peterson 3,021 2,915 2,482 2,297 1,369 3,599 4,226 4,064 4,048 4,374
85 Central 7,948 7,623 7,229 6,276 4,638 9,123 9,515 9,660 9,942 10,856
85A North Central 675 445 432 352 330 555 713 679 651 756
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland 2,088 2,019 1,729 1,438 654 2,595 3,118 3,083 3,257 3,382
87 87th 7,371 6,301 6,223 5,713 4,723 10,527 12,068 12,521 13,219 14,550
88 Higgins 972 967 904 791 468 1,270 1,330 1,454 1,486 1,435
90 Harlem 3,520 3,494 3,280 2,951 2,168 4,416 4,614 4,803 4,991 5,637
91 Austin 4,373 4,222 4,296 3,937 3,234 6,397 6,817 6,970 6,959 7,558
92 Foster 5,318 4,709 5,022 4,245 2,894 5,897 6,568 6,916 6,812 7,573
93 North California 3,431 3,337 2,797 2,552 1,563 3,507 3,809 3,652 3,720 3,836
94 South California 10,082 8,195 7,982 6,811 4,858 8,410 8,971 9,268 9,764 10,557
95 95th 5,351 3,929 3,082 3,053 2,653 5,697 6,038 6,150 6,038 -
96 Lunt 685 670 557 422 329 842 855 852 859 978
97 Skokie 2,398 2,181 1,932 1,667 1,329 2,943 3,077 2,992 3,316 3,435
100 Jeffery Manor Express 586 470 363 307 253 525 644 706 741 862
103 West 103rd 1,644 1,533 1,202 1,104 858 2,016 2,262 2,401 2,789 2,952
106 East 103rd 822 964 809 677 412 1,352 1,561 1,582 1,806 1,907
108 Halsted/95th 652 683 490 492 404 970 1,279 1,272 1,430 1,536
111 Pullman/111/115 2,180 1,889 1,709 1,701 1,413 3,060 3,758 3,678 3,873 4,324
111A Pullman Shuttle 311 230 184 186 182 243 180 194 205 213
112 Vincennes/111th 1,256 1,224 1,034 1,086 704 1,666 2,127 2,270 2,572 2,826
115 115th/Pullman 2,215 1,886 1,645 1,531 1,184 2,888 3,339 3,328 3,456 4,517
119 Michigan/119th 2,764 2,411 2,116 2,024 2,040 4,029 4,590 4,423 4,707 4,762
120 NW/Wacker Express 293 271 136 172 53 765 792 894 868 897
121 Union/Wacker Express 431 375 212 216 74 1,133 1,105 1,212 1,054 1,397
124 Navy Pier Express 914 878 770 523 154 1,094 1,040 1,034 933 782
125 Water Tower Express 635 602 374 350 128 1,230 1,156 1,183 1,328 1,266
126 Jackson 4,146 3,712 3,028 2,624 1,715 5,296 5,631 5,705 5,867 6,893
128 Soldier Field Express - - 1 - - - - 861 767 -
130 Museum Campus - - - - - - 182 - - -
134 Stockton / Lasalle Express 1,833 1,420 990 561 154 3,054 2,639 3,047 2,916 2,833
135 Wilson/Lasalle Express 1,516 1,495 1,359 731 334 3,485 3,061 3,330 3,183 3,106
136 Sheridan/Lasalle Express 892 959 902 577 287 1,967 1,644 1,972 1,896 1,874
143 Stockton / Michigan Express 794 814 598 579 241 1,833 1,733 1,907 1,919 1,983
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 10,642 9,816 9,598 7,629 4,605 12,956 12,724 12,965 13,612 14,044
147 Outer Drive Express 8,772 8,070 8,837 7,708 4,904 11,566 11,022 11,905 12,316 13,251
148 Clarendon / Michigan Express 1,520 1,382 1,301 1,041 513 2,469 2,272 2,429 2,490 2,549
J14 Jeffery Jump 7,932 5,384 5,665 5,052 3,940 10,813 11,354 10,884 11,326 12,101
151 Sheridan 10,220 10,748 10,439 8,516 5,411 14,620 14,784 15,694 15,618 16,930
152 Addison 8,127 7,591 6,183 6,294 2,845 9,169 10,777 10,689 10,508 11,252
155 Devon 5,515 5,218 4,803 4,004 3,127 6,310 6,789 6,916 7,353 7,757
156 Lasalle 4,010 3,222 2,573 1,839 760 6,506 6,863 6,803 6,933 7,577
157 Streeterville 5,881 5,869 3,955 3,089 1,246 6,629 6,710 6,516 6,768 6,333
165 West 65th 195 223 198 170 72 190 159 140 128 127
169 69/UPS Express 134 89 144 71 118 138 138 232 203 223
171 Univ. of Chicago = Hyde Park 792 729 1,030 698 206 1,274 1,187 1,426 1,470 1,513
172 Univ. of Chicago = Kenwood 1,674 1,814 1,978 2,059 296 2,527 2,629 2,335 2,669 2,264
192 University of Chicago Hosp. Exp. 533 445 473 434 162 823 883 855 881 903
201 Central/Sherman 1,378 1,755 1,753 1,300 678 2,513 2,306 2,179 2,555 2,377
206 Evanston Circulator 451 429 287 372 72 663 782 868 797 972