System Ridership

Notes:
   CTA: Starting in 1997, CTA rail ridership includes rail-to-rail transfers. CTA rail ridership figures before and after 1997 are not comparable.
   Metra: Starting in 1983, Metra ridership does not include the South Shore Line.
   Pace: Starting in 2007, Pace began Reporting ADA ridership separately.

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Annual Unlinked Passenger Trips (in millions)
Year CTA Bus CTA Rail Total CTA Metra Pace Pace ADA System
2011310.4221.653282.733.73.4651.8
2010306210.9516.981.432.32.8633.4
2009318.7202.6521.382.332.32.8638.7
2008328.2198.1526.386.837.82.7653.6
2007309.3190.3499.583.336.62.6622.1
2006299.6195.2494.779.938N/A612.6
2005305.5186.8492.376.136.9N/A605.3
2004296178.7474.873.834.1N/A582.7
2003293.6181.1474.77433.7N/A582.5
2002304.8180.4485.275.534.8N/A595.5
2001303.1181.7484.878.437N/A600.2
2000303.3176.3479.67838.6N/A596.2
1999300.3166.5466.775.840.2N/A582.7
1998291.7153.6445.373.739.3N/A558.3
1997288.9151439.971.637.9N/A549.3
1996303.3124427.369.937.5N/A534.7
1995307.3119.3426.669.637.2N/A533.4
1994327.3120.9448.271.338.6N/A558.1
1993328.1118.5446.669.238.3N/A554.1
1992373.3120.6493.969.439.3N/A602.6
1991394.1135.3529.468.340.5N/A638.2
1990423.2146.7569.968.740.3N/A678.9
1989421.7147.7569.467.737.9N/A675
1988424.3149.4573.766.436.8N/A676.9
1987440.7148.6589.363.535.6N/A688.4
1986467.6145.7613.361.536.1N/A710.9
1985487.9155.9643.861.338.4N/A743.5
1984484.9153.9638.859.136.3N/A734.2
1983465.8147.261356.531.2N/A700.7
1982468.4147.4615.858.727.7N/A702.2
1981493.9150.6644.567.927.4N/A739.8
1980540.6155.6696.279.738.2N/A814.1


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