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 1,041 994 753 285 104 1,732 1,736 1,662 1,743 2,000 2,002
2 Hyde Park Express 1,608 1,665 1,278 661 290 3,653 3,514 3,414 3,399 3,496 3,431
3 King Dr 14,140 11,170 9,016 7,178 5,494 16,482 17,047 17,671 18,508 20,459 20,181
4 Cottage Grove 11,767 10,281 10,245 9,189 8,339 20,299 20,303 20,260 20,903 22,315 22,101
X4 Cottage Grove Express 3,043 2,445 - - - - - - - - -
5 South Shore Night Bus 266 177 202 184 328 421 450 437 477 486 450
6 Jackson Park Express 5,374 4,896 5,006 3,856 2,578 9,202 9,135 9,316 10,074 11,136 11,318
7 Harrison 3,608 3,066 2,229 1,393 1,142 4,743 4,725 4,723 4,499 5,525 5,476
8 Halsted 14,920 11,702 10,080 7,556 5,640 20,328 19,859 19,421 19,787 21,742 21,981
8A South Halsted 2,299 1,892 1,748 1,346 1,153 2,909 3,043 3,031 3,080 3,649 3,423
9 Ashland 16,333 11,972 11,307 9,242 8,272 17,089 18,110 18,535 18,401 29,376 28,325
X9 Ashland Express 5,933 5,408 4,514 3,220 2,569 8,604 8,656 8,739 8,647 - -
10 Museum of Science & Industry 129 133 173 - - 192 264 288 292 438 574
11 Lincoln 1,439 1,284 1,088 667 304 1,468 1,517 1,953 1,720 1,754 1,754
12 Roosevelt 8,156 6,950 6,897 5,262 4,222 11,993 12,740 13,356 13,783 14,656 14,254
15 Jeffrey Local 5,100 4,517 4,944 3,138 2,992 7,511 7,469 7,570 7,621 8,302 8,003
18 16th/18th 3,170 2,640 2,075 1,628 976 3,783 3,774 3,781 3,709 3,625 3,995
19 Stadium Express - 132 24 10 - 227 222 - - 300 239
20 Madison 11,768 9,855 8,605 6,600 7,562 16,699 16,830 16,670 17,473 18,344 19,500
21 Cermak 7,715 6,654 5,717 4,349 3,174 9,060 8,975 9,251 9,433 10,372 9,585
22 Clark 11,158 10,924 11,876 8,410 4,500 16,357 16,403 16,415 17,457 19,166 20,420
24 Wentworth 1,616 1,817 1,461 858 718 2,863 2,693 2,822 2,974 3,230 3,264
26 South Shore Express 2,526 2,745 2,254 1,734 1,026 4,212 4,413 4,343 3,147 3,305 3,474
28 Stony Island 3,600 3,481 2,817 2,319 2,077 5,988 6,239 6,298 6,703 7,479 7,575
29 State 8,649 5,674 5,179 4,063 4,124 11,606 11,136 11,758 12,606 14,295 14,622
30 South Chicago 2,970 1,965 1,671 1,174 1,112 3,294 3,473 3,301 3,607 3,949 3,504
31 31st 565 429 305 207 79 401 344 375 - - -
34 South Michigan 3,274 2,575 2,324 1,781 2,008 4,861 4,996 4,906 5,068 5,483 5,135
35 35th 3,726 3,191 2,727 1,865 1,176 4,892 5,098 5,243 5,752 5,718 5,706
36 Broadway 11,359 8,822 9,195 6,849 4,283 12,041 11,819 12,091 12,569 13,971 14,846
37 Sedgwick 1,065 757 533 233 128 1,485 1,444 1,435 1,515 1,689 1,624
39 Pershing 1,579 1,421 1,271 776 583 1,915 2,056 1,924 2,059 2,174 2,088
43 43rd 950 903 723 648 541 1,466 1,557 1,494 1,736 1,903 1,947
44 Wallace/Racine 2,568 2,369 1,969 1,189 1,169 3,296 3,488 3,677 3,690 4,244 4,330
47 47th 8,278 6,621 5,871 4,727 3,849 9,507 9,491 10,051 10,267 10,691 10,657
48 South Damen 774 712 580 318 153 969 1,030 1,041 1,177 1,358 1,161
49 Western 13,248 11,419 9,977 7,700 6,157 16,247 16,502 16,369 16,617 25,321 26,049
J14 Jeffery Jump 5,973 4,955 5,107 4,106 3,138 10,936 11,169 10,852 11,389 11,861 12,235
49B North Western 4,390 4,363 3,647 2,625 1,569 5,309 5,373 5,611 5,598 5,656 5,741
X49 Western Express 5,216 4,667 3,826 2,319 1,917 6,803 7,067 7,045 6,715 - -
50 Damen 8,113 6,964 6,815 4,441 1,760 9,619 9,821 9,811 9,950 10,286 10,739
51 51st 1,181 1,100 978 632 374 1,404 1,416 1,393 1,520 1,686 1,930
52 Kedzie/California 7,463 6,566 5,339 4,088 4,644 12,830 12,930 12,374 12,328 13,283 13,086
52A South Kedzie 3,065 2,943 2,497 1,754 1,202 4,113 4,162 4,314 4,333 4,607 4,683
53 Pulaski 15,105 13,505 11,261 8,520 7,976 18,904 18,236 18,801 19,183 21,167 20,879
53A South Pulaski 5,636 5,271 4,718 3,131 1,667 7,593 7,813 8,260 8,467 8,502 8,121
54 Cicero 8,335 6,919 5,951 5,035 4,968 10,070 10,278 10,636 10,913 12,107 12,331
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 523 510 432 320 139 745 752 764 811 914 989
54B South Cicero 2,203 2,124 1,656 1,408 1,249 2,763 2,959 3,204 3,349 3,573 3,667
55 Garfield 7,237 5,928 4,689 4,002 3,028 9,498 10,204 10,477 10,976 12,058 11,820
55A 55th/Austin 159 154 109 97 26 333 352 345 327 289 316
55N 55th/Narragansett 449 369 378 182 74 539 599 625 629 613 622
56 Milwaukee 5,582 5,255 5,082 3,786 2,634 8,506 8,610 8,555 8,967 9,516 10,195
57 Laramie 1,777 1,728 1,382 934 922 2,454 2,597 2,672 2,733 4,814 4,902
59 59th/61st 2,661 2,453 1,997 1,368 1,135 3,373 3,244 3,404 3,552 4,269 3,999
60 Blue Island/26th 8,416 7,237 6,347 4,152 2,178 10,558 10,134 9,820 9,535 10,008 10,392
62 Archer 7,410 6,322 5,709 4,007 2,373 10,248 10,279 10,638 11,219 11,385 10,985
62H Archer/Harlem 877 959 837 480 254 907 1,043 1,102 1,091 965 996
63 63rd Street 10,581 8,789 7,573 6,578 6,480 15,113 15,954 15,922 16,639 17,502 18,303
63W West 63rd 1,276 1,169 1,127 670 444 1,455 1,453 1,492 1,415 1,408 1,385
65 Grand 6,151 5,887 3,693 2,925 1,594 8,679 8,859 8,316 8,474 8,936 8,695
66 Chicago 17,810 15,445 12,277 9,037 6,679 22,053 22,669 22,397 23,046 24,885 25,411
67 67th/69th/71st 6,814 5,343 5,008 4,163 4,221 9,696 10,335 11,062 11,904 13,051 12,993
68 Northwest Hwy 943 956 951 497 244 1,038 1,513 1,514 1,482 1,521 1,389
70 Division 7,244 6,475 4,723 3,579 2,649 9,076 9,047 8,981 9,272 10,081 9,683
71 71st 6,499 5,234 4,586 3,944 4,046 9,252 8,974 9,091 8,580 9,176 9,341
72 North 11,129 9,115 8,376 6,492 4,814 14,007 14,315 14,886 15,098 16,387 16,486
73 Armitage 3,879 4,101 2,775 2,147 1,009 5,837 5,679 5,893 6,434 5,043 4,608
74 Fullerton 9,150 8,319 7,113 5,426 2,902 11,812 12,143 12,059 12,311 13,591 13,946
75 74th/75th 5,360 4,770 3,995 3,120 3,104 7,094 7,077 7,128 7,175 7,874 7,834
76 Diversey 8,223 7,583 7,146 5,390 2,611 11,100 11,294 11,008 11,972 12,351 12,737
77 Belmont 13,874 12,601 12,012 8,577 4,469 20,185 20,271 21,376 21,773 23,481 23,035
78 Montrose 5,141 4,827 4,672 2,844 1,757 7,326 7,556 7,438 7,037 8,122 8,768
79 79th 16,566 13,310 12,866 10,613 11,061 23,958 24,558 25,365 26,093 28,476 26,997
80 Irving Park 8,216 7,232 6,971 5,209 2,423 10,791 11,248 11,476 12,468 13,520 14,154
81 Lawrence 9,477 7,847 7,514 5,989 3,525 10,826 11,337 11,902 12,485 12,754 13,365
81W West Lawrence 1,526 1,280 1,015 760 389 1,631 1,758 1,636 1,758 1,691 1,752
82 Kimball/Homan 13,565 10,301 10,961 7,559 5,594 16,895 17,751 17,551 19,090 19,701 19,138
84 Peterson 2,818 2,424 2,383 1,502 705 3,925 3,869 3,883 4,015 4,198 4,301
85 Central 8,460 7,865 6,631 4,683 3,852 9,204 9,635 9,537 10,135 11,341 11,255
85A North Central 655 394 387 257 152 781 643 581 607 666 922
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland 1,927 1,734 1,479 740 326 2,375 2,430 2,479 2,537 2,661 2,625
87 87th 6,476 6,080 6,022 4,819 4,625 11,414 11,723 12,359 12,823 14,018 13,684
88 Higgins 878 961 807 539 236 1,279 1,447 1,388 1,434 1,323 1,447
90 Harlem 3,768 3,199 2,954 2,393 1,087 4,243 4,488 4,604 4,769 5,029 5,151
91 Austin 4,381 4,603 3,983 3,039 2,037 6,445 6,592 6,811 6,796 7,454 7,573
92 Foster 4,672 4,711 4,511 3,021 1,586 5,933 6,409 6,547 6,823 7,184 7,322
93 North California 3,482 3,266 2,737 1,631 939 3,587 3,609 3,553 3,556 3,703 3,695
94 South California 9,049 7,648 7,048 5,103 2,605 8,614 8,700 8,925 9,532 10,186 10,249
95 95th 4,237 3,431 2,926 2,509 2,352 5,606 5,784 5,771 - - -
96 Lunt 658 623 450 382 163 784 792 848 895 887 817
97 Skokie 2,447 2,051 1,728 1,455 864 2,935 2,828 2,973 3,048 3,352 3,405
100 Jeffery Manor Express 428 391 310 244 167 510 620 676 708 781 763
103 West 103rd 1,462 1,278 1,046 863 682 1,986 1,983 2,457 2,586 2,971 2,695
106 East 103rd 766 867 698 419 418 1,240 1,273 1,422 1,565 1,713 1,711
108 Halsted/95th 812 643 468 325 295 1,052 1,283 1,231 1,340 1,512 1,429
111 Pullman/111/115 2,280 1,854 1,674 1,256 1,204 3,233 3,538 3,570 3,760 4,082 3,823
111A Pullman Shuttle 252 204 165 150 164 203 173 175 178 210 177
112 Vincennes/111th 1,331 1,051 1,042 641 566 1,865 2,076 2,171 2,597 2,666 2,572
115 115th/Pullman 2,006 1,748 1,650 1,072 1,112 3,021 2,985 3,024 3,951 4,423 3,992
119 Michigan/119th 2,777 2,163 1,929 1,720 1,981 4,264 4,337 4,473 4,420 4,978 5,033
120 NW/Wacker Express 257 251 158 66 23 752 839 847 841 920 1,048
121 Union/Wacker Express 378 337 152 67 72 1,111 1,128 1,088 1,257 1,369 1,502
124 Navy Pier Express 925 918 735 372 94 1,091 1,040 1,070 1,042 878 1,003
125 Water Tower Express 564 439 370 147 78 1,122 1,127 1,187 1,233 1,384 1,538
126 Jackson 3,385 3,413 2,791 1,785 1,770 5,080 5,140 5,608 5,659 6,334 6,445
130 Museum Campus 192 168 152 - - 254 446 281 317 355 359
134 Stockton / Lasalle Express 1,391 1,057 805 228 39 2,820 2,767 2,861 2,671 3,195 3,367
135 Wilson/Lasalle Express 1,415 1,441 1,001 349 87 3,363 3,161 3,127 2,972 3,442 3,734
136 Sheridan/Lasalle Express 918 952 718 286 128 1,955 1,878 1,937 1,721 1,956 2,129
143 Stockton / Michigan Express 828 727 450 251 77 1,735 1,711 1,796 1,902 1,885 1,877
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 9,788 8,970 8,796 5,506 1,921 12,784 12,536 12,914 13,905 14,177 14,793
147 Outer Drive Express 8,349 7,494 8,282 5,593 2,877 11,437 11,482 12,114 12,766 13,807 14,550
148 Clarendon / Michigan Express 1,371 1,235 1,137 548 184 2,437 2,334 2,432 2,463 2,478 2,415
151 Sheridan 11,179 10,520 9,682 6,465 3,171 14,626 14,847 15,737 15,998 17,514 18,555
152 Addison 7,941 7,085 6,514 3,789 1,420 10,473 10,591 10,672 10,680 11,589 11,010
155 Devon 5,203 4,768 4,451 3,213 2,093 5,926 6,244 6,573 7,164 7,193 7,126
156 Lasalle 3,288 2,966 2,094 927 473 6,649 6,770 6,693 7,165 7,860 8,322
157 Streeterville 4,107 3,951 2,548 1,490 483 5,002 4,857 4,573 4,756 4,670 5,201
165 West 65th 189 207 190 87 58 205 162 98 117 127 115
169 69/UPS Express 105 85 112 65 85 88 107 178 183 217 221
171 Univ. of Chicago = Hyde Park 665 651 848 272 42 1,245 1,224 1,450 1,733 1,819 1,436
172 Univ. of Chicago = Kenwood 1,617 1,684 1,555 429 140 2,309 1,927 2,461 2,143 2,581 2,332
192 University of Chicago Hosp. Exp. 439 387 407 223 62 808 867 881 812 871 833
201 Central/Sherman 1,847 1,752 1,478 813 354 2,442 2,376 2,362 2,391 1,911 1,987
206 Evanston Circulator 369 380 363 104 51 742 655 852 987 916 859