Bus transit experienced a 57.2 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 78 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the Merchandise Mart station with a decrease of 90.8 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.
Rank | Route | Ridership decline year over year (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | Stockton/LaSalle Express | 96 |
2 | Union/Streeterville Express | 94.8 |
3 | Ogilvie/Streeterville Express | 94 |
3 | Clarendon/LaSalle Express | 94 |
5 | U. of Chicago/Hyde Park | 92.7 |
6 | W ater Tower Express | 92.2 |
7 | LaSalle | 90.2 |
8 | Sedgwick | 89.4 |
9 | Bronzeville/Union Station | 88.9 |
10 | Stockton/Michigan Express | 88.6 |
11 | Sheridan/LaSalle Express | 87.7 |
12 | Navy Pier | 86.7 |
13 | U. of Chicago/Kenwood | 86.3 |
14 | Hyde Park Express | 85.8 |
15 | U. of Chicago Hospitals Express | 83.9 |
16 | Streeterville/T aylor | 81 |
16 | Clarendon/Michigan Express | 81 |
18 | Evanston Circulator | 78.2 |
19 | 55th/Austin | 74.7 |
20 | Harrison | 70.9 |
21 | Grand | 70.4 |
22 | W entworth | 70.2 |
23 | Inner Drive/Michigan Express | 67.6 |
24 | Sheridan | 67.5 |
25 | Addison | 65.8 |
26 | 55th/Narragansett | 65.5 |
27 | Armitage | 64.8 |
28 | Kedzie | 64.2 |
29 | Montrose | 64.1 |
30 | Halsted | 63.4 |
30 | Blue Island/26th | 63.4 |
32 | Damen | 62.9 |
32 | Archer | 62.9 |
34 | 31st/35th | 62.8 |
35 | Chicago | 62.6 |
35 | Central/Ridge | 62.6 |
37 | 31st | 62.4 |
38 | North Cicero/Skokie Blvd. | 62.2 |
39 | South Shore Express | 62.1 |
40 | State | 61.9 |
40 | Jackson | 61.9 |
42 | North | 61.7 |
43 | 16th/18th | 61.4 |
44 | Narragansett/Ridgeland | 60.5 |
45 | South Dam en | 60.3 |
46 | Clark | 59.7 |
47 | Ashland Express | 59.5 |
48 | Jackson Park Express | 59.3 |
49 | Outer Drive Express | 58.9 |
50 | Lunt | 58.6 |
51 | Jeffery Jump | 58.5 |
51 | Diversey | 58.5 |
53 | Belmont | 58.4 |
54 | Pershing | 58.3 |
55 | W estern Express | 58.2 |
56 | Fullerton | 58 |
56 | King Drive | 58 |
56 | Milwaukee | 58 |
56 | Division | 58 |
60 | South Pulaski | 57 |
60 | Madison | 57 |
60 | Garfield | 57 |
60 | Peterson | 57 |
64 | 59th/61st | 56.2 |
65 | South Shore Night Bus | 55.9 |
66 | W est 65th | 55.8 |
67 | Archer/Harlem | 55.3 |
68 | Irving Park | 54.8 |
68 | Halsted/95th | 54.8 |
70 | California/Dodge | 54.5 |
71 | Higgins | 54.3 |
72 | Roosevelt | 54.2 |
72 | Vincennes/111th | 54.2 |
74 | Kimball-Homan | 54 |
74 | Cermak | 54 |
74 | East 103rd | 54 |
74 | Stony Island | 54 |
78 | W est Lawrence | 53.2 |
79 | South Michigan | 53.1 |
79 | 87th | 53.1 |
81 | Lincoln | 53 |
81 | Skokie | 53 |
81 | South Kedzie | 53 |
81 | North W estern | 53 |
85 | Cottage Grove | 52.2 |
86 | 63rd | 52 |
86 | W estern | 52 |
86 | Austin | 52 |
89 | Broadway | 51.4 |
90 | Pulaski | 51.3 |
90 | Northwest Highway | 51.3 |
92 | W est 103rd | 50.9 |
93 | W allace-Racine | 50.6 |
94 | 79th | 50.4 |
94 | Jeffery Manor Express | 50.4 |
96 | South Chicago | 50.1 |
97 | W est 63rd | 49.8 |
98 | 74th-75th | 49.6 |
99 | Cicero | 49.5 |
100 | 51st | 49.4 |
100 | Pullman/115th | 49.4 |
102 | Devon | 49.2 |
103 | 67th-69th-71st | 48.8 |
104 | 43rd | 48.6 |
104 | Harlem | 48.6 |
106 | Lawrence | 48.1 |
107 | South Cicero | 48 |
107 | Laramie | 48 |
107 | 47th | 48 |
107 | North Central | 48 |
111 | Ashland | 46.7 |
112 | Foster | 46.5 |
113 | Central | 46.3 |
114 | Jeffery Local | 45.8 |
115 | 71st/South Shore | 45.4 |
116 | South Halsted | 44.6 |
117 | 111th/King Drive | 44.1 |
118 | 95th | 44 |
118 | Michigan/119th | 44 |
120 | California | 39.3 |
121 | Pullman Shuttle | 23.4 |