CHICAGO BUS AND STREETCAR ROUTES

ROUTES 140-200

11/21/20 - introduced by Depot Motor Bus Lines as bus route
5/2/27 - acquired by CMC as bus route 42 Union Depot-Shopping District
10/1/52 - renumbered route 142 after CTA takeover of CMC
6/19/64 - discontinued

Downtown shuttle to Wabash/Madison (Carson Pirie Scott department store).

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garage: Wilcox (5/2/27-6/9/55)
Kedzie (6/9/55-6/19/64)

8/31/2003 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route supplements route 151, providing express service serving Lincoln Park area.

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garages: North Park (8/31/2003-3/23/2008)
Kedzie (3/23/2008-present)

8/31/2003 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route supplements route 146, operating express as far north as Irving Park Rd., instead of Belmont Ave.

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garage: North Park

4/28/27 - introduced by CMC as bus route 53 Wilson-Michigan Express
10/1/52 - renumbered route 153 after CTA takeover of CMC
4/18/76 - renumbered route 145
6/22/80 - route revised to present form
9/13/81 - express operation adopted all periods of service, except Sundays
8/20/2000 - express operation adopted all periods of service, including Sundays

Wilson-Michigan local and express service had used same route number, first assigned 153 by CTA. Express route operated rush hours only until 6/22/80, when all day express service was introduced. At that time, remaining local service was renumbered 145. Local routing between Michigan Ave. and Belmont Ave. was identical to 151 Sheridan routing. Zones of express operation on Lake Shore Drive have undergone various revisions through the route history.

Midday service introduced 12/17/73

Bus Garage: Ravenswood (4/28/27-6/9/55)
Limits (6/9/55-7/3/94)
North Park (7/3/94-3/23/2008)
Kedzie (3/23/2008-present)

4/28/27 - introduced by CMC as bus route 51 Sheridan Express
10/1/52 - renumbered route 151 after CTA takeover of CMC
4/18/76 - renumbered route 146
6/22/80 - route revised to present form and renamed Marine-Michigan Express
9/13/81 - express operation adopted all periods of service, except nights and Sundays
9/11/83 - route extended south to Adler Planetarium, replacing a segment of route 126
8/20/2000 - express operation adopted all periods of service
8/31/2003 - renamed Inner Drive-Michigan Express

Until 6/22/80 was route 146 Sheridan Express, operating rush hours only, and not operating via Marine Drive. Sheridan local and express service had used same route number, first assigned 151 by CTA. Zones of express operation on Lake Shore Drive have undergone various revisions through the route history. Service on Marine Dr. had been only one 151 trip a day until 3/25/62, when some route 156 rush hour service began operating on Marine Dr. Effective 6/22/80, route 146 basically became present Marine-Michigan Express route, operating all day and serving Marine Dr. Local routing between Michigan Ave. and Belmont Ave. was identical to 151 Sheridan routing. Route 156 service at that same time on 6/22/80 became rush hour route 136 Sheridan-La Salle Express.

Midday service introduced 12/17/73

Bus Garage: North Park

4/28/27 - introduced by CMC as bus route 51 Sheridan Express
10/1/52 - renumbered route 151 after CTA takeover of CMC
4/18/76 - renumbered route 147

Sheridan local and express service had used same route number, first assigned 151 by CTA. Zones of express operation on Lake Shore Drive have undergone various revisions through the route history.

Midday service introduced 12/17/73
Sunday service introduced 8/31/2003

Bus Garage: North Park

4/25/2004 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route supplements route 145, operating express as far north as Irving Park Rd., instead of Belmont Ave. Route 145 had experimentally begun operating over this longer express zone effective 8/31/2003, but effective 4/25/2004 reverted to operating local between Belmont Ave. and Irving Park Rd., as route 146 alone over this local segment proved to be inadequate.

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garages: North Park (8/31/2003-3/23/2008)
Kedzie (3/23/2008-present)

8/15/46 - introduced by CMC as bus route 48 Monroe Parking Lot
10/1/52 - renumbered route 148 after CTA takeover of CMC
1/28/73 - discontinued

Downtown shuttle route.

No Sunday service
Saturday service discontinued 9/13/70

Bus Garage: Wilcox (8/15/46-6/9/55)
Kedzie (6/9/55-1/28/73)

8/15/46 - introduced by CMC as bus route 49 Michigan-State-Wacker
10/1/52 - renumbered route 149 after CTA takeover of CMC
1/24/82 - discontinued

Operated between downtown and Soldier Field.

No Sunday service
Saturday service discontinued 9/6/76

Bus Garage: Wilcox (8/15/46-6/9/55)
Kedzie (6/9/55-9/2/79)
Limits (9/2/79-1/24/82)

3/25/17 - introduced by CMC as bus route 51 Sheridan
10/1/52 - renumbered route 151 after CTA takeover of CMC
6/22/80 - route revised to present form

South of Diversey, previously operated via Cannon Dr., and via Lake Shore Dr. south of Belmont. The present routing through Lincoln Park replaced route 153 local service, serving Lincoln Park Zoo. Had operated north of Devon via Sheridan to Howard St., with service gradually replaced with expanded hours of route 147 Outer Drive Express.

Owl service introduced 6/22/80

Bus Garage: Rosemont (3/25/17-9/7/57)
North Park (9/7/57-present)

5/1/17 - introduced by CMC as bus route 53 Wilson-Michigan
10/1/52 - renumbered route 153 after CTA takeover of CMC
6/22/80 - route 153 discontinued, replaced with present supplemental 151 service
3/18/2001 - all route 151 service begins operating to Union Station

Supplemental 151 Sheridan service introduced south of Belmont Ave., in part replacing route 153 Wilson-Michigan local service. Service on route 153 north of Belmont replaced with 145 Wilson-Michigan Express, operating express via Lake Shore Dr. south of Belmont. Supplemental service previously operated as far south as Congress instead of Union Station.

Bus Garage: Limits (6/22/80-7/3/94)
Kedzie (7/3/94-present)

5/11/28 - introduced by CMC as bus route 52 Addison, operating into downtown
10/1/52 - renumbered route 152 after CTA takeover of CMC
9/9/73 - downtown service discontinued

Operated into downtown via Lake Shore Dr.

Certain rush hour trips limited stops 3/28/32-9/7/75

Bus Garage: Cicero/Cornelia (1928)
Kostner (1928-1933)
Keeler (1933-3/25/73)
North Park (3/25/73-4/3/77)
Forest Glen (4/3/77-present)

5/1/17 - introduced by CMC as bus route 53 Wilson-Michigan
10/1/52 - renumbered route 153 after CTA takeover of CMC
6/22/80 - route 153 discontinued, replaced with present supplemental 151 service

Local route operated into downtown via Stockton and Lake Shore Drive (present 151 Sheridan routing through Lincoln Park), replaced by increased 145 Wilson-Michigan Express service, and revision of route 151 Sheridan to present routing through Lincoln Park.

Bus Garage: Rosemont (5/1/17-1925)
Ravenswood (1925-6/9/55)
Limits (6/9/55-6/22/80)

1893 - electric streetcar service introduced between Broadway and Clark St.
5/20/17 - electric streetcar service introduced between Clark St. and Western Ave.
6/2/25 - CMC introduces bus route 55 Howard-Ashland
12/14/25 - streetcar route extended west to Kedzie Ave.
7/10/32 - Broadway streetcar route revised to terminate at Kedzie/Devon
12/15/47 - streetcar segment west of Clark St. converted to buses, shuttle route 36A
10/1/52 - CMC bus route renumbered route 155 after CTA takeover of CMC
10/18/53 - routes 36A and 155 combined by CTA into one bus route 155 Devon
9/9/73 - discontinued north of Morse

Streetcar service on Devon was originally part of the Broadway route, on Devon between Broadway and Clark St. Service west of Clark St. was originally a shuttle streetcar, later a part of main Broadway streetcar route. Shuttle streetcar route was numbered 82 internally for accounting purposes. The CMC route originally operated north of Devon/Sheridan/Broadway via Sheridan, Pratt, Ashland, and Howard to Ridge.

Owl service discontinued 2/2/92

Bus Garage: Rosemont (6/2/25-10/18/53)
Ardmore (12/15/47-5/29/50)
North Park (5/29/50-present)

9/17/46 - introduced by CMC as bus route 56 Wilson-La Salle, to Wilson/Ravenswood
10/1/52 - renumbered route 156 after CTA takeover of CMC
3/25/62 - some service operated via Marine Dr. north to Foster Ave.
5/12/77 - route cut back to Wilson/Clarendon
6/22/80 - Marine Dr. segment transferred to route 136 Sheridan-La Salle Express
1988- route cut back to Belmont/Halsted

Sunday service discontinued 1950's
Saturday service discontinued 9/9/73

Bus Garage: Ravenswood (9/17/46-6/9/55)
Limits (6/9/55-7/3/94)
Kedzie (7/3/94-present)

6/28/27 - introduced by CMC as bus route 57 Ohio-Union Station
10/1/52 - renumbered route 157 after CTA takeover of CMC

No Sunday service
Saturday service discontinued 2/2/92

Bus Garage: Wilcox (6/28/27-6/9/55)
Kedzie (6/9/55-9/2/79)
Limits (9/2/79-7/3/94)
Kedzie (7/3/94-present)

5/12/47 - CMC introduces bus route 58 Wacker-North Western Station
10/1/52 - renumbered route 158 after CTA takeover of CMC
4/9/56 - CTA introduces bus route 158A Wacker Express, serving train stations
1/27/75 - routes 158 and 158A restructured into routes 120, 121, and 125

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garage: Wilcox (5/12/47-6/9/55)
Kedzie (6/9/55-1/27/75)

11/25/79 - introduced by CTA as bus route
7/3/94 - discontinued

Operated between 115th/Pulaski and downtown. Discontinued, with most riders having switched to new Midway rapid transit line.

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garage: Archer

9/11/66 - segment on Narragansett introduced by CTA as branch of 62X Archer Express
1/4/82 - segment on Narragansett becomes part of new route 164 Narragansett Express
11/7/93 - Narragansett segment restructured as route 62N Archer-Narragansett
9/5/97 - discontinued

Operated between downtown and Archer/63rd via Stevenson Expressway and Archer, Narragansett, 63rd. Route coexisted with Midway rapid transit line and feeder bus route 62N for a few years after opening of the rapid transit line. But route was finally discontinued, with most riders having switched to new Midway rapid transit line.

No weekend service

Bus Garage: Archer

4/11/48 - Argo streetcar route replaced with 63A 63rd-65th bus route
9/13/64 - certain route 63 trips extended via 65th St. between Cicero and Harlem Ave.
11/7/93 - route 165 West 65th created after opening of Midway rapid transit line

Service to 65th St. industrial area originated when Argo streetcar route was replaced with bus route 63A 63rd-65th. Eventually, service on 65th St was provided by certain trips on route 63 63rd, with route 63A operating entirely on 63rd St. After opening of Midway rapid transit line, route 63 service on 65th St. was replaced with new route 165.

Operated rush hours only

Bus Garage: Archer

2002 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route serves large United Parcel Service terminal in Willow Springs, along the Santa Fe Railway. Several other routes to the UPS terminal had already existed, operated by Pace.

Bus Garage: Kedzie

3/27/2000 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route serves large United Parcel Service terminal in Willow Springs, along the Santa Fe Railway. Several other routes to the UPS terminal had already existed, operated by Pace.

Bus Garage: 103rd St.

9/18/2000 - introduced by CTA as bus routes

Four shuttle routes operated under contract for University of Chicago, which for many years had been operated by various school bus companies under contract. CTA buses are available to the general public for regular fares, unlike the previous operations which were restricted to University students and staff. University students and staff are permitted to ride these CTA routes for free with University identification.

Bus Garage: 103rd St. (9/18/2000-3/23/2008)
Archer (3/23/2008-present)

2/6/2006 - introduced by CTA as bus route

Route operated under contract for University of Chicago, connecting hospital with downtown Metra train stations.

Bus Garage: 103rd St.

9/10/73 - introduced by CTA as bus routes

Four new bus routes created in behalf of city of Evanston, after Evanston Bus Co. stopped operating 4/23/73 due to strike. At the time there was no suburban agency fit to assume operations.

Bus Garage: North Park

Evanston Bus Co.
Information and routes operated by the Evanston Bus Co., prior to its demise in 1973.

Most routes created as streetcar routes had "owl" service, or operated 24 hours a day. Most routes created as bus routes never had owl service. Owl service is mentioned, although dates of introduction are not available. Much of the owl service was eventually scaled back or discontinued. Not mentioned are situations where only a portion of a route has owl service, or where hours of service are different for different portions of a route. All routes have generally operated at least throughout the daytime, 7 days a week, unless noted.