Chicago Transit Authority
567 W Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60661-1498
(312) 664-7200
http://www.transitchicago.com
The Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) operates the nation’s second largest public transportation system. On an average weekday, 1.7 million rides are taken on CTA. The CTA is a regional transit system that serves 40 suburbs, in addition to the City of Chicago, and provides 81 percent of the public transit trips in the six-county Chicago metropolitan area either with direct service or connecting service to Metra and Pace. CTA has 1,782 buses that operate over 140 routes and 2,230 route miles. Buses make about 19,442 trips a day and serve 11,577 posted bus stops. On the rapid transit system, CTA’s 1,190 rail cars operate over eight routes and 224.1 miles of track. CTA trains make about 2,157 trips each day and serve 144 stations.
Chicago is one of the few cities in the world that has rail service to two major airports. CTA’s Blue Line ‘L’ can take customers to O’Hare International Airport. Orange Line trains, which operate clockwise on the Loop ‘L’ structure, travel to Midway Airport. CTA also provides around-the-clock service on certain routes. During late night and early morning hours, major rail lines and some of CTA’s bus routes offer “Night Owl” service, much of it with connecting schedules and routing. CTA is an independent governmental agency created by state legislation. CTA began operating on Oct. 1, 1947, after it acquired the properties of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines. On Oct. 1, 1952, CTA became the predominant operator of Chicago transit when it purchased the Chicago Motor Coach system.
EST. Revenues: $1,083.9(4)
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