West Cook News

South Shore Express ridership decreased by 59.8 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 route that saw the largest decrease in ridership was Stockton/LaSalle Express with 94.8 percent drop.

Bus transit experienced a 59.1 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 76.5 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the UIC-Halsted station with a decrease of 88.9 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.

Rank	Route	Ridership decline year over year (%)
1	Stockton/LaSalle Express	94.8
2	Ogilvie/Streeterville Express	93.5
3	Union/Streeterville Express	93.4
4	W ater Tower Express	90.1
4	Clarendon/LaSalle Express	90.1
6	Sedgwick	88.7
7	LaSalle	88.1
8	Stockton/Michigan Express	87.2
9	U. of Chicago/Hyde Park	87
9	Bronzeville/Union Station	87
11	Evanston Circulator	86.4
12	Navy Pier	84.5
13	Sheridan/LaSalle Express	84
13	Hyde Park Express	84
13	U. of Chicago/Kenwood	84
16	Streeterville/T aylor	82.1
17	Clarendon/Michigan Express	78.9
18	U. of Chicago Hospitals Express	78.6
19	Narragansett/Ridgeland	77.7
20	Harrison	74.4
21	55th/Austin	74.3
22	31st	73.4
23	W entworth	72.9
24	South Dam en	72.3
25	Addison	71.6
26	Grand	69.4
27	W estern Express	68.9
28	Blue Island/26th	68
28	East 103rd	68
28	Kedzie	68
28	Halsted	68
28	Armitage	68
33	Central/Ridge	66.9
34	Montrose	66.7
35	Damen	66.4
36	Ashland Express	66
36	Jackson	66
36	Inner Drive/Michigan Express	66
36	State	66
40	Archer	64.8
41	31st/35th	63.8
42	South Pulaski	63.7
43	Vincennes/111th	63
43	16th/18th	63
43	Chicago	63
46	55th/Narragansett	62.1
46	Sheridan	62.1
48	Lunt	61.8
49	Jackson Park Express	61.4
50	W est 65th	61.3
51	Northwest Highway	61.2
52	Jeffery Jump	61.1
53	Peterson	60.9
54	Halsted/95th	60.8
55	Kimball-Homan	60.5
56	Fullerton	60.2
57	Higgins	60.1
58	South Shore Express	59.8
59	Pullman/115th	59.5
60	North	58.8
61	W allace-Racine	58.6
61	Division	58.6
63	51st	58.4
63	Milwaukee	58.4
63	Belmont	58.4
66	Pershing	58.3
67	59th/61st	58.1
68	Diversey	57.8
69	North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.	57.7
70	King Drive	57.3
71	Jeffery Manor Express	57.2
72	Clark	57.1
72	Garfield	57.1
72	Irving Park	57.1
75	W est 103rd	57
75	South Shore Night Bus	57
75	Madison	57
75	Roosevelt	57
75	South Michigan	57
75	Outer Drive Express	57
81	Stony Island	56.1
82	63rd	55.7
83	South Kedzie	55.5
84	W est Lawrence	55.4
85	Laramie	55.2
85	87th	55.2
85	California/Dodge	55.2
88	Archer/Harlem	55.1
89	South Chicago	54.7
89	Foster	54.7
91	Cottage Grove	54.5
92	111th/King Drive	54.1
93	W estern	54
93	Lincoln	54
95	67th-69th-71st	53
95	74th-75th	53
95	Skokie	53
95	Cermak	53
95	Austin	53
95	Pulaski	53
101	North W estern	52.3
102	Jeffery Local	52.1
102	Broadway	52.1
104	79th	52
104	W est 63rd	52
106	Devon	51.4
107	Central	50.7
108	47th	50.1
109	Cicero	49.8
110	43rd	49.7
111	95th	49.4
112	71st/South Shore	49.3
113	Ashland	48.7
113	Harlem	48.7
115	South Halsted	47.9
116	Lawrence	47.8
117	North Central	45.7
118	South Cicero	45.2
119	Michigan/119th	45
120	California	44.3
121	Pullman Shuttle	19.8