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In November 2011, the Chicago Transit Board approved a $454 million, 12-year contract for an Open Standards Fare System, making it the largest automated fare collection contract ever placed in North America. [8] The contract was structured such that Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was able to implement the system with no upfront costs. [9]
The Chicago Transit Authority provides service in Chicago and 10 surrounding suburbs. The CTA provided a total of 532 million rides in 2011, [6] a 3 percent increase over 2010 with ridership rising to levels not seen for 20 years. [7] The CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides 1.7 million rides on buses and trains.
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") [4] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois.Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long as of 2014, [1] [note 1] and the third-busiest rapid ...
More help is on the way for some Chicago residents struggling with soaring gas prices and transportation costs 'Chicago Moves' program to make free gas, CTA cards available amid high gas prices ...
A one-way ticket is used for one-way travel between two stations. One-way tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines at stations, from the Ventra app, or on the train from a conductor. Conductors will charge an extra $5 if a ticket machine was available at the passenger's departing station. [72] [11] [13]
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the financial and oversight body for the three transit agencies in northeastern Illinois; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, and Pace, which are called Service Boards in the RTA Act. [1] RTA serves Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
Chicago Transit Authority & Metra: Line(s) UP Harvard Subdivision (Metra) O'Hare Branch (CTA) Platforms: 1 side platform, 1 island platform (Metra) 1 island platform (CTA) Tracks: 5 (3 Metra, 2 CTA) Connections: CTA Buses Pace Buses: Construction; Structure type: Elevated (Metra) Expressway median (CTA) Platform levels: 3: Parking: Yes, $1.50 ...
Kenwood, Chicago: 2 51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) ME — Hyde Park, Chicago: 2 55th–56th–57th Street: ME: NICTD: South Shore Line: Hyde Park, Chicago: 2 59th Street/University of Chicago: ME — Hyde Park, Chicago: 2 63rd Street: ME: NICTD: South Shore Line: Woodlawn, Chicago: 2 75th Street (Grand Crossing) ME — Greater Grand Crossing ...