Editing Chicago Transit Authority (section)

==Operations==
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|caption=Annual passenger boardings on CTA buses and trains from 1988 to 2018<ref>{{Cite report|title=CTA - Ridership - Annual Boarding Totals |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/CTA-Ridership-Annual-Boarding-Totals/w8km-9pzd|access-date=2021-04-04|publisher=Chicago Department of Transportation|location=Chicago}}</ref>
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[[File:CTA HQ 4 (6591922233).jpg|thumb|Entrance to CTA headquarters]]
The Chicago Transit Authority provides service in Chicago and 10 surrounding suburbs. 

The CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides over 950,000 rides on buses and trains. It has approximately 2,000 buses that operate over 127 routes traveling along {{convert|1,516|mi}}. Buses provide about 560,000 passenger trips a day and serve more than 10,000 posted bus stops. The Chicago Transit Authority's 1,560 train cars operate over eight routes and {{convert|224|mi|km}} of track. Its trains provide about 400,000 customer trips each weekday and serve 146 stations in Chicago and seven suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-15 |title=CTA Facts at a Glance - CTA |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515133926/https://www.transitchicago.com/facts/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

Currently, the CTA provides regular service within Chicago and the neighboring suburbs of [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]], [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]], [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[Summit, Illinois|Summit]], [[Cicero, Illinois|Cicero]], [[Berwyn, Illinois|Berwyn]], [[North Riverside, Illinois|North Riverside]], [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]], [[Evergreen Park, Illinois|Evergreen Park]], [[Oak Lawn, Illinois|Oak Lawn]], [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]], [[Harwood Heights, Illinois|Harwood Heights]], [[Norridge, Illinois|Norridge]], [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]], and [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]].