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Granville ridership decreases by 75.3% during September

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Granville station ridership decreased by 75.3 percent during September compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority. The CTA calculates ridership by counting the customers who board a transit vehicle (bus or rail). The station that saw the largest decrease in ridership was UIC-Halsted station with 88.9 percent drop.

Train transit experienced a 76.5 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Bus ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 59.1 percent year over year. The bus route that saw the largest decrease was the Stockton/LaSalle Express with a decrease of 94.8 percent.

So far, the CTA has made no service cuts even with the decrease in ridership. The Metra, which provides service to many of Chicago’s suburbs has seen a 97 percent decrease in ridership according to the Active Transportation Alliance. According to the Federal Transit Authority, Chicago’s public transportation sector received $1.43 billion in bailout funds from the CARES act to combat the decrease in ridership.

Train Stations with Largest Declines in Ridership
RankStationRidership decline year over year (%)
1UIC-Halsted88.9
2Merchandise Mart88.7
3Quincy/Wells88.6
4Monroe (Blue Line - Dearborn Subway)87.9
5Monroe (Red Line - State Street Subway)86.6
6Addison (Red Line - North Side)86.5
7Jackson (Red Line - State Street Subway)86.4
8Southport85.4
9Racine85.1
9Addison (Brown Line)85.1
11Clark/Lake84.8
12Fullerton84.7
12Washington/Wells84.7
14LaSalle/Van Buren84
14Rockwell84
14Jackson (Blue Line - Dearborn Subway)84
14Clinton (Blue Line - Forest Park)84
14Montrose (Blue Line - O'Hare)84
19Irving Park (Brown Line)83.4
20California (Blue Line - O'Hare)83.2
20Washington83.2
22Grand (Red Line - North Side)83.1
22Oak Park (Blue Line - Forest Park)83.1
22Armitage83.1
25Lake82.5
26LaSalle82.4
27Damen (Blue Line - O'Hare)82.3
28Western (Blue Line - O'Hare)82.2
29Harrison81.9
30Damen (Brown Line)81.7
30Adams/Wabash81.7
32Ridgeland81.5
33Chicago (Blue Line - O'Hare)81.2
34Sedgwick81.1
35Clinton (Green Line - Lake Street)81
35Diversey81
35Oak Park (Green Line - Lake Street)81
35Paulina81
35Wellington81
35State/Lake81
41Montrose (Brown Line)80.4
42Linden80.2
42Francisco80.2
44Cumberland79.7
44Logan Square79.7
46Noyes79.6
46Division79.6
48Chicago (Red Line - North Side)78.9
48Foster78.9
48Addison (Blue Line - O'Hare)78.9
48Harold Washington Library78.9
52Sheridan78.5
53Grand (Blue Line - O'Hare)78
53Belmont (Red Line - North Side)78
53Sox-35th78
53Halsted (Orange Line)78
53Cermak-Chinatown78
53Chicago (Brown Line)78
59Loyola77
59North/Clybourn77
59Cermak77
59Thorndale77
59Clark/Division77
59Dempster-Skokie77
65Oakton75.6
66Morgan75.5
67Granville75.3
68Midway Airport75
68Rosemont75
68Lawrence75
71Western (Brown Line)74.2
72Davis73.9
7335th/Archer73.8
74Bryn Mawr73.7
74Main73.7
76Washington/Wabash73.1
77Berwyn72.9
78O'Hare Airport72.6
79South Boulevard72.5
79Medical Center72.5
81Austin (Blue Line - Forest Park)72.2
8235-Bronzeville-IIT72.1
82Pulaski (Orange Line)72.1
84Roosevelt72
84Harlem (Blue Line - O'Hare)72
84Argyle72
84Western (Blue Line - Forest Park)72
88Ashland (Green Line - Lake Street)70.8
89Belmont (Blue Line - O'Hare)70.7
90Dempster70.2
91Wilson69.9
91California (Pink Line)69.9
93Irving Park (Blue Line - O'Hare)69.6
94Kedzie (Pink Line)69.5
95Morse69.4
96Kedzie (Brown Line)69.1
97Central (Purple Line - Evanston)69
97Kimball69
99Jarvis67.4
100Damen (Pink Line)67.2
101Western (Orange Line)66.5
102Jefferson Park65.9
10218th65.9
104Garfield (Green Line - South Elevated)65.7
104Kedzie (Orange Line)65.7
106Polk65.3
107East 63rd-Cottage Grove65.1
108Indiana64.9
109Forest Park64.7
110Kedzie (Green Line - Lake Street)64.5
111Garfield (Red Line - Dan Ryan)64.2
11247th (Red Line - Dan Ryan)63.3
113Harlem (Green Line - Lake Street)63.2
113Austin (Green Line - Lake Street)63.2
11563rd62.7
11643rd62.5
117Howard62.2
11751st62.2
119Kildare62
11987th62
119Kedzie-Homan62
12254th/Cermak61.4
122Ashland (Orange Line)61.4
12447th (Green Line - South Elevated)61.1
125Harlem (Blue Line - Forest Park)60.9
126Central Park60.8
127Halsted (Green Line - Ashland/63rd Branch)60.7
12869th59.9
12979th59.2
13095/Dan Ryan57.6
130California (Green Line - Lake Street)57.6
132Western (Pink Line)57.3
133Kostner57
134Laramie56.2
134Ashland/63rd56.2
136Central (Green Line - Lake Street)55.8
137Cicero (Green Line - Lake Street)55.6
138Cicero (Blue Line - Forest Park)54.4
139Pulaski (Green Line - Lake Street)52.8
140Pulaski (Pink Line)52.5
141King Drive51.8
142Cicero (Pink Line)48.3
143Conservatory45.7
144Pulaski (Blue Line - Forest Park)42.8

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