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How many people ride the CTA every day?
On June 30, 2026 (the most recent day reported), the CTA logged 1,091,687 rides — 632,314 by bus and 459,373 by rail.
The CTA reports system-wide boardings — bus plus rail — for every day back to 2001. Ridership data runs about a month behind, and weekday totals run far higher than weekends.
Source
- CTA Daily Ridershipupdated monthly (about a month behind)official portal ↗
Answer computed from the source data and refreshed at least hourly.