Chicago Transit Authority
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A CTA Red Line train
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| Founded | October 1, 1947 |
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| Headquarters | 567 West Lake Street, West Loop, Chicago, Illinois |
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois |
| Service type | Bus and Rapid Transit |
| Routes | Bus: 140, Rail: 8 |
| Fleet | Bus: 1,879, Rail: 1,190 |
| Daily ridership |
Bus: 872,090, Rail: 787,430 Total: 1.66 million (June 2015) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid |
| Operator | Self |
| Chief executive | Dorval R. Carter, Jr. |
| Website | http://www.transitchicago.com |
Bus: 872,090, Rail: 787,430
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois and some of its surrounding suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service.
The CTA is an Illinois independent governmental agency that started operations on October 1, 1947 upon the purchase and combination of the transportation assets of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines streetcar system. In 1952, CTA purchased the assets of the Chicago Motor Coach Company, which was under the control of Yellow Cab Company founder John D. Hertz, resulting in a fully unified system. Today, the CTA is one of the three service boards financially supported by the Regional Transportation Authority.
The Chicago Transit Authority provides service to Chicago and 40 surrounding suburbs. The CTA provided a total of 532 million rides in 2011, a 3 percent increase over 2010 with ridership rising to levels not seen for 20 years.
CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides 1.7 million rides on buses and trains. It has approximately 1,800 buses that operate over 140 routes traveling along 2,230 route miles (3,658 km). Buses provide about one million passenger trips a day and serve more than 12,000 posted bus stops in 10 suburbs. The Chicago Transit Authority's 1,450 train cars operate over eight routes and 222 miles (357 km) of track. Its trains provide about 750,000 customer trips each weekday and serve 144 stations in Chicago and seven suburbs.
Currently, the CTA operates within Chicago and the bordering suburbs of Forest Park, Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park, Summit, Cicero, Berwyn, North Riverside, Rosemont, and Wilmette.
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