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 1,237 1,129 854 568 233 1,816 1,843 1,658 1,691 1,968 2,018
2 Hyde Park Express 1,730 1,598 1,178 1,318 553 3,601 3,507 3,457 3,231 3,403 3,270
3 King Dr 14,742 12,295 9,539 9,505 6,847 16,981 17,761 18,212 19,400 20,369 21,125
4 Cottage Grove 12,204 11,560 10,309 10,973 8,931 20,179 21,015 21,192 21,737 22,163 23,003
X4 Cottage Grove Express 3,036 2,852 1,512 - - - - - - - -
5 South Shore Night Bus 163 207 225 211 191 435 460 515 363 515 494
6 Jackson Park Express 6,206 4,958 5,425 5,030 3,501 9,660 9,464 9,952 9,873 10,686 11,115
7 Harrison 5,188 5,604 3,768 2,893 1,468 6,003 5,979 6,158 5,567 6,494 6,605
8 Halsted 17,790 15,929 13,460 11,966 7,095 23,849 22,959 23,225 22,933 24,149 24,111
8A South Halsted 2,114 2,114 1,681 1,697 1,426 2,931 3,124 3,132 3,248 3,534 3,784
9 Ashland 17,010 13,892 12,389 11,379 9,193 18,388 18,317 19,651 19,422 29,944 29,066
X9 Ashland Express 6,044 6,109 5,238 4,884 2,909 8,967 9,000 9,317 9,053 - -
10 Museum of Science & Industry - 218 202 328 - 14 - 593 711 709 -
11 Lincoln 1,222 1,328 1,250 979 679 1,581 1,605 1,620 2,063 1,754 1,737
12 Roosevelt 9,162 8,692 7,413 7,172 5,482 13,218 13,495 14,563 14,976 15,221 15,647
15 Jeffrey Local 5,008 4,520 4,629 4,592 3,435 7,697 8,002 7,480 7,824 8,109 8,170
18 16th/18th 3,250 3,382 2,527 2,197 1,497 4,188 4,158 4,302 4,119 3,893 4,386
19 Stadium Express - 57 101 42 - 181 262 103 113 145 221
20 Madison 11,721 11,066 9,917 8,025 6,680 16,435 17,201 17,390 18,161 18,365 19,750
21 Cermak 7,329 6,382 6,115 5,708 4,268 9,418 9,653 10,014 10,006 9,970 9,558
22 Clark 12,263 10,795 11,816 10,502 6,915 16,772 15,983 16,906 17,022 18,138 19,400
24 Wentworth 2,040 1,701 1,585 1,325 799 3,085 2,966 3,079 3,094 3,299 3,375
26 South Shore Express 2,879 2,473 2,763 2,333 1,757 4,575 4,661 4,617 4,480 3,412 3,394
28 Stony Island 4,238 3,617 2,998 2,831 2,456 6,256 6,330 6,754 6,900 7,443 8,014
29 State 9,095 6,527 6,237 5,304 3,977 12,099 11,810 12,307 12,677 14,071 14,012
30 South Chicago 2,824 2,277 1,630 1,871 1,320 3,272 3,632 3,655 3,545 3,948 3,952
31 31st 760 725 371 333 190 749 530 672 470 - -
34 South Michigan 3,956 3,014 2,584 2,178 2,048 5,045 5,033 5,160 5,443 5,537 5,690
35 35th 3,754 3,652 2,967 2,920 1,775 5,270 5,443 5,680 5,811 6,075 6,050
36 Broadway 10,898 9,135 9,893 8,262 5,559 11,768 11,373 11,422 12,094 13,145 13,409
37 Sedgwick 1,228 1,027 623 381 161 1,492 1,497 1,402 1,503 1,666 1,692
39 Pershing 1,598 1,548 1,398 1,156 815 2,078 2,151 2,226 2,197 2,325 2,012
43 43rd 891 870 907 795 707 1,505 1,535 1,564 1,718 1,786 2,017
44 Wallace/Racine 2,903 2,499 2,265 1,719 1,301 3,320 3,760 3,946 3,857 4,123 4,588
47 47th 8,331 7,768 6,361 6,423 4,809 10,118 10,028 10,707 10,861 11,275 10,865
48 South Damen 891 779 636 540 274 1,038 1,085 1,035 990 1,321 1,353
49 Western 13,192 12,636 11,164 9,859 7,564 17,115 16,930 17,923 17,598 25,633 26,758
49B North Western 4,430 4,318 4,161 3,541 2,513 5,599 5,679 5,787 5,740 5,527 5,858
X49 Western Express 5,717 5,027 4,728 3,778 2,199 7,408 7,601 7,570 7,242 - -
50 Damen 9,127 8,270 7,757 6,884 3,438 10,819 10,425 10,655 10,296 10,608 11,108
51 51st 1,171 1,187 1,098 860 573 1,498 1,396 1,649 1,591 1,532 1,700
52 Kedzie/California 7,094 6,591 6,093 5,610 4,034 13,257 13,614 13,186 13,131 13,261 12,814
52A South Kedzie 3,212 2,987 2,643 2,566 1,872 4,483 4,554 4,589 4,833 4,550 4,906
53 Pulaski 15,389 14,644 12,465 11,291 8,586 19,169 19,281 19,534 20,167 21,541 21,970
53A South Pulaski 6,378 6,031 5,648 5,059 2,900 8,616 8,929 9,072 9,595 9,555 9,554
54 Cicero 8,376 7,116 6,525 5,935 5,195 10,616 10,582 11,060 11,678 12,340 12,889
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 616 603 473 426 306 757 841 804 812 873 971
54B South Cicero 2,201 2,134 1,896 1,711 1,566 2,870 3,160 3,491 3,581 3,764 3,613
55 Garfield 7,619 6,434 5,349 5,271 3,972 9,715 10,454 10,685 11,384 12,323 12,358
55A 55th/Austin 165 187 148 138 77 314 365 342 348 302 355
55N 55th/Narragansett 464 415 327 310 190 559 660 642 663 636 598
56 Milwaukee 5,449 5,609 4,924 5,013 3,399 8,898 8,865 8,720 8,681 9,052 12,002
57 Laramie 1,139 1,971 1,657 1,447 1,085 2,616 2,850 2,721 2,809 4,912 5,319
59 59th/61st 2,833 2,587 2,213 1,776 1,374 3,531 3,474 3,500 3,667 4,273 4,216
60 Blue Island/26th 10,889 9,331 8,245 7,345 3,717 12,628 12,585 11,776 11,717 10,857 11,229
62 Archer 8,127 7,117 6,762 6,109 3,658 11,056 10,883 11,133 11,417 11,806 11,389
62H Archer/Harlem 796 964 833 727 435 1,045 1,095 1,090 1,102 1,023 1,053
63 63rd Street 11,394 10,208 8,816 8,236 6,745 16,143 16,599 17,465 17,565 18,206 20,069
63W West 63rd 1,388 1,314 1,267 1,125 733 1,619 1,649 1,543 1,490 1,454 1,515
65 Grand 6,843 6,039 4,412 4,218 2,494 8,675 9,042 9,076 9,005 9,347 8,782
66 Chicago 18,009 16,884 13,965 12,729 7,778 22,098 23,275 23,472 23,010 23,720 24,974
67 67th/69th/71st 6,763 6,225 5,661 5,238 4,539 10,062 10,671 11,827 12,242 12,680 13,975
68 Northwest Hwy 1,028 1,022 969 809 443 1,268 1,583 1,624 1,617 1,499 1,461
70 Division 7,370 6,621 5,488 4,998 3,445 8,850 9,231 9,395 9,356 10,336 10,067
71 71st 6,896 5,572 4,752 4,999 4,381 9,188 9,251 9,838 9,268 9,181 9,428
72 North 11,373 10,277 9,189 8,313 5,817 14,450 14,423 14,963 15,893 16,653 16,569
73 Armitage 4,345 3,925 3,205 3,060 1,820 6,039 5,777 6,107 6,008 4,507 5,258
74 Fullerton 10,069 8,965 8,249 7,425 4,653 12,348 12,513 12,872 12,401 13,555 13,657
75 74th/75th 5,206 4,681 4,616 3,993 3,247 7,269 7,148 7,313 7,392 8,085 8,206
76 Diversey 8,938 8,084 7,992 7,107 4,739 11,952 12,226 11,783 12,195 12,436 12,730
77 Belmont 14,940 13,319 12,284 11,483 7,478 19,194 20,421 21,762 22,066 22,918 23,485
78 Montrose 6,478 5,407 4,972 4,376 2,583 8,359 8,418 8,254 8,499 9,026 9,392
79 79th 16,637 13,891 13,082 13,071 11,638 25,212 25,475 25,458 27,282 28,486 28,361
80 Irving Park 7,978 7,905 7,313 7,113 4,547 11,239 11,631 11,794 11,951 13,330 13,619
81 Lawrence 9,609 8,313 7,609 7,553 5,575 11,132 11,643 11,817 12,320 12,664 12,902
81W West Lawrence 1,574 1,436 1,179 915 702 1,712 1,807 1,877 1,855 1,727 1,837
82 Kimball/Homan 13,637 12,159 10,912 11,341 6,718 18,245 18,835 19,243 20,691 21,057 20,944
84 Peterson 2,953 2,904 2,544 2,428 1,393 3,790 4,255 4,106 4,115 4,300 4,406
85 Central 8,463 8,014 7,271 6,489 4,622 9,973 10,068 9,951 10,292 10,433 11,202
85A North Central 690 461 427 359 272 551 600 650 685 749 986
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland 2,169 2,087 1,857 1,569 649 3,043 3,116 3,107 3,224 3,447 3,586
87 87th 7,557 6,522 6,551 5,991 4,970 11,720 12,167 12,532 13,282 14,288 14,158
88 Higgins 967 988 919 789 490 1,312 1,422 1,491 1,474 1,401 1,343
90 Harlem 3,684 3,489 3,406 2,992 2,227 4,599 4,601 4,861 4,856 5,310 5,395
91 Austin 4,735 4,431 4,426 4,044 2,981 6,705 6,995 7,206 6,851 7,444 7,869
92 Foster 5,399 4,703 5,142 4,477 2,825 6,606 6,876 7,090 6,543 7,649 7,677
93 North California 3,462 3,348 2,953 2,571 1,573 3,767 3,793 3,733 3,838 3,749 3,870
94 South California 10,317 8,518 8,407 7,112 4,843 9,282 9,099 9,583 9,920 10,659 10,313
95 95th 5,594 4,125 3,187 3,160 2,754 5,919 6,165 6,221 6,042 - -
96 Lunt 715 718 599 465 311 853 848 875 913 925 900
97 Skokie 2,411 2,230 2,008 1,741 1,340 2,965 3,075 3,058 3,415 3,412 3,386
100 Jeffery Manor Express 547 453 393 319 236 578 638 730 760 826 733
103 West 103rd 1,645 1,500 1,251 1,128 882 2,192 2,251 2,524 2,757 2,882 3,101
106 East 103rd 759 982 882 746 421 1,484 1,541 1,643 1,833 1,984 2,309
108 Halsted/95th 667 733 522 467 404 1,080 1,296 1,277 1,444 1,434 1,553
111 Pullman/111/115 2,362 2,231 1,787 1,720 1,440 3,412 3,743 3,778 3,922 4,206 4,366
111A Pullman Shuttle 305 227 191 177 174 229 175 197 205 224 185
112 Vincennes/111th 1,324 1,223 1,084 1,055 697 2,046 2,224 2,219 2,618 2,824 2,740
115 115th/Pullman 2,559 1,868 1,700 1,544 1,157 3,049 3,293 3,403 3,568 4,524 4,594
119 Michigan/119th 2,737 2,501 2,125 2,155 2,226 4,258 4,469 4,581 4,664 4,670 5,068
120 NW/Wacker Express 266 260 118 142 46 745 753 821 848 910 1,003
121 Union/Wacker Express 420 340 193 181 70 1,119 1,075 1,119 1,041 1,334 1,403
124 Navy Pier Express 924 906 734 565 172 1,147 1,038 1,117 1,133 911 1,129
125 Water Tower Express 588 570 358 330 107 1,132 1,074 1,139 1,289 1,253 1,460
126 Jackson 4,103 3,975 3,281 2,851 1,767 5,724 5,743 5,926 5,960 6,638 7,220
128 Soldier Field Express - - - - - 736 836 - 498 782 -
130 Museum Campus - 626 190 298 - 7 - 705 673 698 -
134 Stockton / Lasalle Express 1,706 1,391 956 509 150 2,998 2,283 2,904 2,863 2,852 3,542
135 Wilson/Lasalle Express 1,431 1,497 1,291 660 333 3,508 2,433 3,248 3,106 3,286 3,756
136 Sheridan/Lasalle Express 896 997 855 571 305 1,998 1,296 1,980 1,813 1,910 2,130
143 Stockton / Michigan Express 743 765 498 526 226 1,847 1,551 1,878 1,832 1,865 1,929
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 10,465 9,810 9,870 7,750 4,450 13,292 12,563 13,287 13,812 14,247 14,270
147 Outer Drive Express 8,990 8,099 8,963 7,826 4,994 11,873 10,478 12,254 12,525 13,769 14,231
148 Clarendon / Michigan Express 1,494 1,378 1,326 961 501 2,491 1,874 2,451 2,407 2,469 2,437
J14 Jeffery Jump 7,606 5,790 6,076 5,121 4,061 11,357 11,459 11,458 11,858 11,840 12,757
151 Sheridan 10,298 10,633 10,646 8,722 5,399 14,659 15,069 15,735 15,684 16,884 17,801
152 Addison 8,225 7,897 6,624 6,771 2,898 10,967 11,597 10,654 10,692 11,229 11,305
155 Devon 5,454 5,269 5,018 4,279 3,187 6,716 7,049 7,003 8,727 7,770 7,813
156 Lasalle 3,683 3,043 2,572 1,777 737 6,481 6,798 6,576 5,529 7,146 8,035
157 Streeterville 5,971 5,771 3,902 3,164 1,147 6,695 6,568 6,514 6,802 6,222 6,920
165 West 65th 189 231 203 196 71 192 183 133 125 150 128
169 69/UPS Express 118 80 101 67 103 91 117 232 202 232 243
171 Univ. of Chicago = Hyde Park 482 616 639 212 93 744 690 1,010 866 882 737
172 Univ. of Chicago = Kenwood 1,192 1,193 1,222 972 200 1,400 1,486 1,552 1,654 1,390 1,440
192 University of Chicago Hosp. Exp. 441 364 455 364 161 789 853 818 851 797 869
201 Central/Sherman 1,233 1,543 1,428 1,128 644 2,067 2,021 2,026 2,272 2,118 1,863
206 Evanston Circulator 441 409 321 354 80 617 729 854 902 866 952