State

57 Bus Routes

Eliminated

Bus Routes Eliminated

with date terminated

2 Hyde Park 9/9/73

5 Jeffery 9/9/73

6 Van Buren 4/8/65

7A Harrison-Adams 9/9/73

10 Lincoln-Larrabee 9/9/73

11 Lincoln-Wabash 4/26/98

14 14th 3/10/55

15 Canal-Wacker 1/24/92

16 Lake 10/5/97

19 Devon-NW Express 2/1/70

20 Madison-Fifth Ave 2/22/54

23 Morgan-Racine 9/13/81

24 Windsor Park 9/7/63

26th 26th 11/10/75

27 South Deering 8/31/03

27A Torrence 9/11/81

31 31st 10/5/97

31A West 31st 10/5/97

37 Taylor-Sedgwick-Sheffield 9/13/81

38 Indiana 9/13/81

40 O'Hare Express 9/3/84

41 Elston/Clyboun 10/5/97

42 Halsted/Archer 10/5/97

45 Ashland/Archer 11/7/93

46 Southport 8/5/73

47A West 47th 1/24/88

52 Kedzie/California n of Roscoe 2/2/92

55 Elston (also13) 9/9/73

56A Armitage-Downtown 6/24/51

58 Ogden-Downtown 9/13/81

58A Ogden 9/13/81

61 Archer-Franklin Express 7/3/94

62X Archer Express 7/3/94

83 83rd 12/28/97

89 Yates-95th 12/20/71

92A West Foster 1/24/88

96 Touhy 9/13/81 (Lunt portion left)

98 Roscoe 8/5/73

99 Stevenson Express 10/5/97

99M Midway Park-n-Ride Express 7/3/94

110 Marquette 10/5/97

119 119th/Vincennes 6/16/63

127 Jackson-Indepdendence 1/28/73

127 Madison-Roosevelt 6/15/08

128 Wacker-Orleans 9/7/86

131 Washington Express 10/5/97

136 Douglas 9/7/73

142 Union Shopping 6/19/64

148 Monroe Parking 1/28/73

149 Stateliner 1/24/82

153 Wilson-Michigan 6/22/80

158 Wacker-Northwestern Express 1/27/75

162 Pulaski/Stevenson Express 7/3/94

164 Narragansett Express 10/5/97

173 U of Chicago/Lakeview Express 9/6/09

174 U of Chicago/Garfield Stations 9/6/09

200 Main Shuttle 9/6/09

Bus Routes Started

by CTA since 1947 that still exist

X3 King drive Express 3/28/93

X4 Cottage Grove Express 8/31/03

X9 Ashland Express 6/18/06

10 Museum of Science & Industry 11/24/95

11 Lincoln/Sedgwick 1/2/07

14 S. Lake Shore Express (Jeffrey) 1/24/82

17 Westchester 12/9/51

19 United Center Express (occasional)

21B 7/10/54

26 South Shore Express 8/31/03

X28 Stony Island Express 8/31/03

33 Mag Mile Express 4/7/89

X49 Western Express 12/14/98

55A 55th/Austin 7/3/94

55N 55th/Narragansett

X98 Avon Express 02

124 Navy Pier 6/22/03

129 West Loop/South Loop 9/9/72

130 Museum Campus 12/17/88

132 Goose Island Express 1/2/07

134 Stockton/LaSalle Express 8/31/03

136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express 3/26/62

143 Stockton/Michigan Express 8/31/03

144 Marine/Michigan Express 8/31/03

148 Clarendon/Michigan Express 4/25/04

168 UIC/Pilsen/UPS Express 02

169 69th/UPS Express 3/27/02

170,171,172 UofC 9/18/00 paid by U of C

192 U of C Hospital Express

133 Elevated Stations Closed

19 Fare Increases

All of which took affect

Since CTA was Started

on October 1, 1947

Compiled by:

Citizens Taking Action for transit dependent riders

Meetings First Monday of Each Month 7-9:00 PM

77 West Washington - 4th Floor

Information: cpaidock@hotmail.com (312) 714-7790

Stations Closed

with lines/branches abandoned (8)

Howard (Red)

Buena

Grace

Clark

Ravenswood (Brown)

Ravenswood

Wrightwood

Webster

Willow

Halsted

Larrabee

Schiller

Division

Oak

Grand

Kinzie

Lake Street (Green)

Forest Park

Marion

Lombard

Menard

Kostner

Hamlin

Homan

Sacramento

Campbell

Oakley

Damen

Wood

Lake St. Transfer

Loomis

Racine

Morgan

Halsted

Canal

South Side Main (Green)

Congress

18th Street

Cermak

26th Street

29th Street

31st Street

33rd Street

39th Street (Pershing)

58th Street

Englewood Branch (Green)

State

Wentworth

Princeton

Harvard

Parnell

Racine

Loomis (moved to Ashland)

Jackson Park Brach (Green)

Stony Island

Dorchester

University

61st Street

Congress (Blue)

Central

Kostner

California

Douglas Branch (Pink)

Oak Park

Ridgeland

Austin

58th Ave

Central

Laramie

50th Ave

Kenton

Lawndale

Drake

Homan

Douglas Park

Wood

14th Place

Roosevelt

Evanston (Purple)

Isabella

Calvary

Niles Center Branch abandoned

Ridge

Asbury

Crawford- East Prairie

Dodge

Kostner

Oakton

Main

Humbolt Park Branch abandoned

Western

California

Humboldt Park

Kedzie

St. Louis

Lawndale

Westchester Branch abandoned

Mannheim/22nd

Canterbury

Roosevelt

Harrison

Bellwood

25th Avenue

17th Avenue

11th Avenue

5th Avenue

Paulina Connector abandoned

Madison

Lake Street Transfer

Grand

Chicago

Division

Garfield Park Branch abandoned

Hannah

Home

Gunderson

Lombard

Central

Laramie

Kilbourn

Tripp
Garfield Park

St. Louis

Sacramento

California

Hoyne

Ogden

Marshfield

Laflin

Canal

Franklin

Kenwood Branch abandoned

42nd Place

Ellis & Lake Park

Drexel Blvd & Cottage Grove

Vincennes

South Park

Stock Yards Branch abandoned

Wallace

Halsted

Exchange

Racine

Swift

Packers

Armour

Normal Park Branch abandoned

Harvard

65th Street

Marquette Road

69th Street

Stations Opened

Green - 1 Central Park-Conservatory

Yellow - 1 Dempster

Red (Dan Ryan) 9 Cermak/Chinatown, Sox/35th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, 87th, 95th

Orange - 8 Roosevelt, Halsted, Ashland, 35th/Archer, Western, Kedzie, Pulaski, Midway

Loop - 1 State/Library/VanBuren

Blue (O'Hare) - 9 Belmont, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Jefferson Park, Harlem,

Cumberland, Rosemont, O'Hare

More Service

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History of CTA Fares

1947 Basic Fare .10 Transfer 0

1948 .13 0

1949 .15 0

1952 .20 0

1957 .25 0

1961 .25 .05

1967 .30 .05

1968 .40 .05

1970 .45 .10

1976 .50 .10

1979 .60 .10

1981 .80 .10

1981 .90 .10

1988 1.00 .25

1990 1.25 .25

1991 1.50 .30

2004 1.75 .25

2006 1.75 (2.00 cash) .25*

2009 2.00 (2.25 cash) .25*

* no transfer issued for cash fare

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