CTA Cuts in Buses, Trains Coming Sunday
February 5, 2010
Commuters wait for a CTA train (AP/File)
You can expect a longer wait at many bus stops in Chicago starting Sunday.
Nine express bus routes will stop running come Sunday. Most of those run north-south. As for how frequently the buses come, each route is a little different. Many will start running later in the day and end earlier at night.
Trains, too, will see less frequent service, mostly during off-peak times. For example, the CTA currently tries to keep the Brown Line running every 7-to-8 minutes during middays. When the cuts take place, that wait could take 10 minutes.
The service changes have caused an increasingly bitter rift between officials and the largest union representing CTA workers. More than 1,000 layoff notices have been sent out. CTA officials say they need to fill a $300 million budget hole.
Nine express bus routes will stop running come Sunday. Most of those run north-south. As for how frequently the buses come, each route is a little different. Many will start running later in the day and end earlier at night.
Trains, too, will see less frequent service, mostly during off-peak times. For example, the CTA currently tries to keep the Brown Line running every 7-to-8 minutes during middays. When the cuts take place, that wait could take 10 minutes.
The service changes have caused an increasingly bitter rift between officials and the largest union representing CTA workers. More than 1,000 layoff notices have been sent out. CTA officials say they need to fill a $300 million budget hole.
