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CTA - Ridership - Daily Boarding Totals (Chicago)

This dataset shows systemwide boardings for both bus and rail services provided by CTA, dating back to 2001. Daytypes are as follows: W = Weekday, A = Saturday, U = Sunday/Holiday. See attached readme file for…

CTA - Ridership - Daily Boarding Totals (Chicago) is published by Chicago Transit Authority for Chicago, Illinois. It has an API (Socrata (SODA)); its update schedule isn't stated, last updated 2026-09-28. Reuse: check terms. Check status: verified.

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PublisherChicago Transit Authority
Originalhttps://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/CTA-Ridership-Daily-Boarding-Totals/6iiy-9s97 ↗
PlaceChicago, Illinois · city
ShelfTransport
FormatsAPI (Socrata SODA), CSV
Update rateNot stated
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Cite this source: Chicago Transit Authority, “CTA - Ridership - Daily Boarding Totals (Chicago)”, https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/CTA-Ridership-Daily-Boarding-Totals/6iiy-9s97, last updated 2026-09-28. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/1275 (verified).

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