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A NovaBus LFS along CTA's Route 56. This is a list of bus routes operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2023, the CTA bus system had a ridership of 161,699,200, or about 577,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Routes running 24 hours a day, seven days a week are: The N4 (between 63rd/Cottage Grove and Washington/State only),
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 279,146,200, or about 993,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Pulse is an express bus service and a purported bus rapid transit [a] system operated by Pace, a bus and paratransit agency in the Chicago metropolitan area.Pulse lines incorporate some aspects of a bus rapid transit line like transit signal priority, but not others, including no bus lanes.
The RTA system provides nearly 2 million rides per day, making it the third largest public transportation system in North America. [2] The RTA provides several services to the public, including the RTA Travel Information line at 836-7000 from all Chicago area area codes , an automated trip planner, and "try transit" advertising .
The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) is a transit district that serves fifteen townships in northern St. Clair County, Illinois.Created in 1981 under the authority of the Illinois Mass Transit District Act, it levies a half-cent sales tax to fund MetroLink service in the county, as well as a quarter-cent sales tax which funds MetroBus and paratransit bus service in the member townships.
The city's rapid transit system, known as the "Chicago 'L'" or variations of 'L', "El", or "el" to Chicagoans, operates 1,190 rapid transit cars along eight routes and 222 miles (357 km) of track. CTA trains provide about 745,000 customer trips each day and serve 144 stations in Chicago, Evanston , Skokie , Wilmette , Rosemont , Forest Park ...
Buses would operate using an exclusive lane in the center of the street, with bus platforms located in the median. The service would also utilize features such as transit signal priority and pre-paid fares. [2] CTA estimates that bus speeds on the Ashland BRT would be up to 83% faster than the existing local route. [3]
The first intercity bus station in Chicago was the Union Bus Depot, which opened in 1928 at 1157 S. Wabash Ave. [2] Greyhound Lines and other operators used the station from 1928 until 1953. While the bus facilities are long gone, the station building itself still exists as of 2023. [1]