CTA 'L' Station Entries: Monthly Day-Type Averages & Totals

Monthly station entry averages for Chicago Transit Authority 'L' stations are provided by day type (Weekday, Saturday, Sunday/Holiday) and as monthly totals, beginning in 2001. The dataset notes that some stations, such as those on the Cermak Branch (now Pink Line) and Skokie, lacked weekend service in earlier years. It appears on multiple platforms, indicating its importance for public transit analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyzing weekday vs. weekend/holiday usage patterns using avg_weekday_rides, avg_saturday_rides, and avg_sunday-holiday_rides
• Tracking monthly total ridership trends for individual stations using monthtotal and month_beginning
• Comparing station performance over time using stationame, station_id, and month_beginning
• Identifying stations with historically limited weekend service using stationame and the contextual notes

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series beginning in 2001
• Includes detailed breakdowns by day type (Weekday, Saturday, Sunday/Holiday)
• Contains contextual annotations explaining service limitations for specific stations

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is inconsistent across platforms; license, author, and row count are unknown
• The dataset notes potential data artifacts where late evening weekday fares may appear in Saturday tallies
• Freshness information conflicts; one source reports last updated 2026-03-24, another reports 2026-03-22

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Time Range

Beginning in 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 22:48:07 (from Socrata)

Geography

Chicago Transit Authority 'L' stations