Frequent Network

Frequent Network bus routes provide service every 10 minutes or better between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. By the end of 2026, an estimated 75% of the CTA service area will be within a half mile of a Frequent Network bus route, benefiting about 2.4 million riders. All routes connect directly to Pace and Metra service, allowing for more convenient, reliable transfers between systems.

The Frequent Network builds on CTA’s Bus Vision Framing Report, which analyzed CTA bus service and identified much needed service improvements on weekends, evenings and midday​ to ensure CTA’s buses better serve riders, especially low-income and minority riders.

Frequent routes

• #4 Cottage Grove 
  20% more service Sundays. Overnight "Owl" service extended south from 63rd to 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line station.
   
• #8 Halsted (beginning December 2026)
   
• #9 Ashland
  10% more service weekdays
   
• #12 Roosevelt
  15% more service Saturdays, 25% more service Sundays/holidays
   
• #J14 Jeffery Jump
  20% more service on weekdays, 35% more service on weekends; hours of service increased weekdays and Sundays.
   
• #20 Madison
  10% more service weekdays and Saturdays, 25% more service Sundays.
   
• #34 South Michigan
  Weekday service will run every 6-10 minutes instead of every 8-16 minutes.
   
• #35 31st/35th (beginning August 23, 2026)
  40% more service weekdays, 65% more service weekends/holidays
   
• #47 47th
  Service doubled between Kedzie and Midway stations on the Orange Line.
   
• #49 Western
  10% more service weekdays and Saturdays, 25% more service Sundays.
   
• #53 Pulaski
  25% more service weekdays and Sundays/holidays, 10% more service Saturdays. Extended south from 31st/Pulaski to 76th/Ford City Mall. Overnight "owl" service extended south from Pulaski/Harrison to Pulaski Orange Line station.
   
• #54 Cicero
  30% more service on Sundays.
   
• #55 Garfield
  20% more service weekdays, 30% more service Saturdays and Sundays/holidays.
   
• #60 Blue Island/26th
  45% more service on weekends.
   
• #63 63rd
  40% more service between Midway station on the Orange Line and Kedzie/63rd.
   
• #66 Chicago
  10% more service weekdays. Overnight "Owl" service extended west from Pulaski to Austin.
   
• #72 North
  10% more service Weekdays and Saturdays, 25% more service Sundays/holidays
   
• #74 Fullerton (beginning August 23, 2026)
  20% more service weekdays, 30% more service Saturdays, 50% more service Sundays/holidays
   
• #77 Belmont
  10% more service Saturdays, 20% more service Sundays/holidays.
   
• #79 79th
  50% more service between Western Ave and Ford City on weekdays, 20% more service between Western Ave and Ford City on Saturdays.
   
• #81 Lawrence
  10% more service Saturdays, 25% more service Sundays/holidays
   
• #82 Kimball/Homan
  15% more service weekdays; 45% more service Saturdays and 60% more service Sundays/holidays. Extended west from Central Park/31st to 31st/Pulaski.
   
• #85 Central (beginning August 23, 2026)
  30% more service weekdays, 40% more service Saturdays, 50% more service Sundays/holidays
   
• #95 95th
  20% more service weekdays, more than 30% more service weekends.