This dataset shows CTA Bus Stop shelters which are slated to have digital signs added to them to show upcoming arrivals. The listing is subject to change.

List of physical locations where fare media were sold through approximately July 2014, prior to the implementation of Ventra cards. The locations for Ventra card sales/reloading are more extensive and not yet available in dataset format. Please see http://www.transitchicago.com/ventra for information on the Ventra program and https://www.ventrachicago.com/retailers/locations to find Ventra retail locations.

Point data representing locations of CTA bus stops. See attachment below for information on STATUS and POS fields
To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS is required.
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Shapefile containing line data for CTA bus routes. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Line data representing CTA bus routes. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

CTA Bus Routes- Line data representing CTA Bus Routes. Source data are NAVTEQ street centerlines.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Data feeds which provide a pathway for developers to retrieve estimated arrival times, bus stop lists, route patterns, vehicle location information and more from the CTA Bus Tracker (SM) service and incorporate it into third-party apps and projects.

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing over 11,000 CTA bus stops. The Stop ID is used to get Bus Tracker information. Current stops (coded as 1 in status field), Flag Stops – status 2, and stops both Temporarily in Service (Status 5) or Out of service (Status 6) are included. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

Map representing locations of CTA bus stops.

Ventra Retail Sales Outlets

CTA Bus Garages – Point data representing bus garage and facilities maintenance locations.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing bus garage and facilities maintenance locations. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

Point data representing bus garage locations. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS is required.
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

CTA Bus Turnarounds – point data representing locations of all bus turnarounds that are not located at Rail Stations.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Point data representing locations of all bus turnarounds that are not located at Rail Stations. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS is required.
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Ventra Retail Sales Locations

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing locations of all bus turnarounds, including those that are not located at rail stations. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.