CTA Ridership

Daily average ridership figures by bus route and station for a given month (January through December) and day type (Weekday, Saturday, or Sunday). These figures are calculated by dividing the total boardings on a route or station by the number of days (for a particular day type) in a month.

Data is available from 1999 through the current year. Ridership reports are sent to the RTA by CTA staff on a monthly basis.

Source: https://www.transitchicago.com/ridership

CTA Average Bus Ridership (CTA_Average_Rail_Station_Ridership_1999_2022.csv)
ROUTE: The CTA bus route
YEAR: The data year
MONTH: The data month
DAY_TYPE: The type of day (Weekday, Saturday, or Sunday)
AVG_RIDES: The average daily ridership figure

CTA Average Rail Station Ridership (CTA_Average_Rail_Station_Ridership_1999_2022.csv)
NAME: The name of the CTA station
YEAR: The data year
MONTH: The data month
DAY_TYPE: The type of day (Weekday, Saturday, or Sunday)
TOTAL_RIDES: The total monthly rides
DAILY_AVG_RIDES: The average daily ridership figure