Bus transit experienced a 57.1 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 77.9 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the Merchandise Mart station with a decrease of 90.6 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 | 95.3 |
2 | Union/Streeterville Express | 94.7 |
3 | U. of Chicago/Hyde Park | 94.2 |
4 | Ogilvie/Streeterville Express | 94.1 |
5 | Clarendon/LaSalle Express | 93.2 |
6 | W ater Tower Express | 91.1 |
7 | LaSalle | 89.7 |
8 | Bronzeville/Union Station | 89.6 |
9 | U. of Chicago/Kenwood | 89 |
10 | Stockton/Michigan Express | 87.8 |
11 | Sedgwick | 87.4 |
12 | Sheridan/LaSalle Express | 87.1 |
13 | Navy Pier | 86.7 |
14 | U. of Chicago Hospitals Express | 85.2 |
15 | Hyde Park Express | 85.1 |
16 | Clarendon/Michigan Express | 81.4 |
17 | Streeterville/T aylor | 79.9 |
18 | 55th/Austin | 75.8 |
19 | Grand | 69.7 |
20 | W entworth | 69.2 |
21 | Inner Drive/Michigan Express | 69 |
21 | Sheridan | 69 |
23 | Harrison | 67.2 |
24 | Addison | 65.9 |
24 | Central/Ridge | 65.9 |
26 | Montrose | 65.6 |
27 | 55th/Narragansett | 64.8 |
28 | Damen | 64.7 |
29 | Armitage | 63.7 |
30 | Narragansett/Ridgeland | 63.2 |
31 | Halsted | 62.7 |
32 | Kedzie | 62.3 |
32 | Archer | 62.3 |
34 | W est 65th | 61.8 |
35 | 31st/35th | 61.7 |
36 | State | 61.6 |
36 | South Dam en | 61.6 |
36 | North Cicero/Skokie Blvd. | 61.6 |
36 | Chicago | 61.6 |
40 | Blue Island/26th | 61.5 |
41 | North | 61 |
41 | 16th/18th | 61 |
41 | Clark | 61 |
41 | Lunt | 61 |
41 | Evanston Circulator | 61 |
41 | Jackson Park Express | 61 |
41 | Diversey | 61 |
41 | Belmont | 61 |
49 | Halsted/95th | 60.3 |
50 | South Shore Express | 60 |
51 | Peterson | 59.4 |
52 | Jackson | 59.3 |
52 | Outer Drive Express | 59.3 |
54 | Fullerton | 59.1 |
55 | Garfield | 58.3 |
56 | Pershing | 58.1 |
56 | Division | 58.1 |
58 | King Drive | 57.8 |
58 | Lincoln | 57.8 |
60 | Ashland Express | 57.6 |
60 | Milwaukee | 57.6 |
62 | W estern Express | 57.5 |
63 | Jeffery Jump | 57.4 |
64 | South Pulaski | 57.1 |
65 | North Central | 56.9 |
66 | Madison | 56.1 |
67 | 59th/61st | 55.9 |
67 | East 103rd | 55.9 |
69 | Stony Island | 55.8 |
70 | Irving Park | 55.6 |
71 | Vincennes/111th | 55.4 |
72 | California/Dodge | 55.3 |
73 | Broadway | 54.4 |
74 | Skokie | 54 |
74 | 31st | 54 |
74 | Archer/Harlem | 54 |
77 | North W estern | 53.3 |
77 | W est 103rd | 53.3 |
79 | South Michigan | 53.2 |
80 | South Kedzie | 52.8 |
80 | Kimball-Homan | 52.8 |
82 | South Chicago | 52.6 |
82 | W allace-Racine | 52.6 |
84 | W estern | 52.5 |
85 | Cermak | 52.4 |
85 | 87th | 52.4 |
87 | W est Lawrence | 52 |
87 | Pulaski | 52 |
87 | Higgins | 52 |
87 | South Shore Night Bus | 52 |
91 | Foster | 51.3 |
92 | Jeffery Manor Express | 51 |
92 | Cottage Grove | 51 |
92 | Roosevelt | 51 |
92 | Austin | 51 |
92 | 63rd | 51 |
92 | W est 63rd | 51 |
98 | 51st | 50.4 |
99 | Laramie | 49.4 |
100 | Lawrence | 49.3 |
101 | Pullman/115th | 49.2 |
102 | Harlem | 48.7 |
103 | 43rd | 48.6 |
103 | 79th | 48.6 |
105 | 74th-75th | 48.3 |
106 | Devon | 47.9 |
107 | Cicero | 47.8 |
108 | 67th-69th-71st | 47.1 |
109 | 71st/South Shore | 46.9 |
110 | Jeffery Local | 46.6 |
111 | South Halsted | 46.5 |
112 | Ashland | 46.1 |
113 | 47th | 45.7 |
114 | 95th | 44.9 |
115 | Central | 44.7 |
116 | South Cicero | 44 |
116 | Michigan/119th | 44 |
118 | 111th/King Drive | 43.4 |
119 | Northwest Highway | 42.3 |
120 | California | 38.1 |
121 | Pullman Shuttle | 5.1 |