CTA's statutory service area is defined in the
Metropolitan Transit Authority Act of 1945 (70 ILCS 3605)
as being, "All territory in the County of Cook, State of Illinois,
lying east of the east line of Range Eleven, East of the Third
Prinicipal Meridian of the United States Government Survey..."

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Points representing CTA Rail Stations. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required. (Note: Station locations are based on the facility, and are not necessarily where an entrance to station would be.)

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing over 11,000 CTA bus stops.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.

General Transit Feed Specification (formerly "Google Transit Feed Specification") data package for CTA system, including stops, route patterns and full service schedule.

Data feed that provides a pathway for developers to retrieve estimated arrival times from the CTA Train Tracker (SM) service and incorporate it into third-party apps and projects.

CTA Park and Ride - Polygon data representing CTA park and ride locations. Details include number of spaces, cost, and rail station.
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Point data representing CTA park and ride locations. Details include number of spaces, cost, and rail station. 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 Outlets

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

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

These feeds of information help developers to get the latest information about planned and unplanned events that affect CTA services.

Point data representing sites that sell/vend CTA Fare Media. Details include location type (ex. rail station, store) type of media sold (ex. Visitor Pass, Chicago Card) and for many locations the form of payment accepted.

Ventra Retail Sales Locations

This report shows unscheduled absences for bargained for employees in the CTA’s Rail and Bus divisions. Unscheduled absences reflected in this report include Sick, FMLA, IOD, and AWOLs only. It no longer includes Suspensions, which were included in earlier reports.

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

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

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing CTA park and ride locations. Details include number of spaces, cost, and rail station. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

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

This dataset shows bus runs held unfulfilled as a result of absenteeism. Absent, in this context, indicates unscheduled days off work. Note: Total does not include bus hold-ins caused by absenteeism related to the blizzard of February, 2011.

This dataset shows bus runs held unfulfilled as a result of absenteeism. Absent, in this context, indicates unscheduled days off work. Note: Total does not include bus hold-ins caused by absenteeism related to the blizzard of February, 2011.

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.