Chicago City Wire

Central/Ridge ridership decreased by 50.8 percent during June 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 97.3 percent drop.

Bus transit experienced a 63.2 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 84.3 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the Merchandise Mart station with a decrease of 94.7 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	97.3
2	Union/Streeterville Express	95
3	Ogilvie/Streeterville Express	94
3	Clarendon/LaSalle Express	94
5	Water Tower Express	92.4
6	LaSalle	92.2
7	Stockton/Michigan Express	91.9
8	U. of Chicago/Hyde Park	90.7
9	Bronzeville/Union Station	89.6
10	Sheridan/LaSalle Express	89.4
11	Navy Pier	89.2
12	Hyde Park Express	88.7
13	Sedgwick	88.5
14	U. of Chicago/Kenwood	87.9
15	Clarendon/Michigan Express	86.9
16	U. of Chicago Hospitals Express	85.7
17	55th/Austin	85.1
18	Streeterville/T aylor	82.1
19	Inner Drive/Michigan Express	80
20	South Dam en	78.8
21	Addison	77.9
22	Sheridan	76.8
23	Narragansett/Ridgeland	75.3
24	Damen	74
24	Grand	74
24	31st/35th	74
27	North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.	72.6
27	Evanston Circulator	72.6
29	Blue Island/26th	71.8
30	Montrose	71.2
31	Belmont	70.9
32	Peterson	70.8
32	Lunt	70.8
34	Wentworth	70.5
35	Outer Drive Express	70.2
36	Archer	70.1
37	Diversey	69.6
38	Fullerton	69.2
39	Pershing	69.1
40	Jackson Park Express	69
40	Western Express	69
40	Clark	69
40	Armitage	69
44	Higgins	67.5
45	Irving Park	67
45	South Pulaski	67
45	16th/18th	67
45	North Western	67
49	Jeffery Jump	66.3
49	Halsted/95th	66.3
51	West 65th	66.2
52	Ashland Express	66.1
53	Broadway	66
53	55th/Narragansett	66
53	North Central	66
53	South Shore Express	66
53	Cermak	66
58	Kedzie	65.4
59	Lincoln	65.1
59	West Lawrence	65.1
61	Chicago	64.9
62	California/Dodge	64.7
63	Halsted	64.3
64	State	64.1
64	North	64.1
66	31st	63.9
66	Garfield	63.9
68	Harrison	63.8
69	South Shore Night Bus	63.7
70	Division	63
70	South Kedzie	63
72	Milwaukee	62.1
73	King Drive	61.6
74	Jackson	61.1
75	Foster	60.9
76	South Chicago	60.5
77	Stony Island	60.2
78	Roosevelt	60.1
79	Kimball-Homan	59.9
80	Lawrence	58.6
81	Western	58.5
82	Archer/Harlem	58.3
82	Jeffery Manor Express	58.3
84	Skokie	58.2
85	West 63rd	58.1
86	Harlem	57.9
87	59th/61st	57.7
88	East 103rd	57.4
89	Northwest Highway	57.1
90	Wallace-Racine	56.2
90	87th	56.2
92	Austin	56.1
93	74th-75th	55.9
94	West 103rd	55.5
94	Devon	55.5
96	Pulaski	54.9
97	California	54.6
98	Central	54.3
98	Vincennes/111th	54.3
100	Cicero	54.2
101	South Michigan	54.1
102	Madison	53.7
103	Cottage Grove	53.6
104	South Cicero	52.7
105	51st	52.5
105	63rd	52.5
105	67th-69th-71st	52.5
108	Ashland	52.4
109	Jeffery Local	52.3
110	Pullman/115th	52.2
111	47th	52.1
112	71st/South Shore	51.6
113	Central/Ridge	50.8
114	Laramie	50.7
115	79th	49.6
116	Michigan/119th	46.8
117	95th	46.2
118	South Halsted	45.8
119	111th/King Drive	45.6
120	43rd	43.2
121	Pullman Shuttle	33.4