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On June 9, 1940, service in Indiana was converted to buses and removed. That same day, it was rerouted in Illinois, replacing the streetcar portion of Route 32, and the route was renamed 30 South Chicago-Ewing. Route was converted to buses on June 30, 1947, and 30 South Chicago-Ewing merged with 25 Hegewisch to form the 30 South Chicago in 1952.
The Purple Line of the Chicago "L" is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) route on the northernmost section of the system. The service normally begins from Linden in Wilmette and ends at Howard on Chicago's north border, passing through the city of Evanston.
Pulse is an express bus service and a purported bus rapid transit [a] system operated by Pace, a bus and paratransit agency in the Chicago metropolitan area.Pulse lines incorporate some aspects of a bus rapid transit line like transit signal priority, but not others, including no bus lanes.
Buses provide about one million passenger trips a day and serve more than 12,000 posted bus stops. The Chicago Transit Authority's 1,450 train cars operate over eight routes and 222 miles (357 km) of track. Its trains provide about 750,000 customer trips each weekday and serve 146 stations in Chicago and seven suburbs. [8]
This eliminated the DASH shuttle, Almaden Light Rail shuttle, limited-branded bus service, community bus service, and many express routes but established a core frequent network and increased service on numerous local bus routes. In 2023, VTA's bus system had a ridership of 21,419,200, or about 77,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Ultimately, a decision was made to keep the shuttle and reduce service on parallel bus routes instead. VTA closed all three stations on this line for renovation in April 2008 to provide level boarding at all doors. [11] In 2009, the line was again proposed for discontinuation, although modified weekend-only service was a possibility. [12]
26th was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's South Side Main Line, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at 26th Street and Wabash Avenue in the Near South Side neighborhood of Chicago. [1] 26th was situated south of Cermak and north of 29th. 26th opened on June 6, 1892, and closed on August 1, 1949. [2]
The bus plaza is located west of the BART station building. It is served by nine VTA bus routes (20, 44, 47, 60, 66, 70, 77, and 104) and one AC Transit route ; it serves as a transfer point between the two bus systems. [15] It is the only BART station served by both VTA and AC Transit, and the only VTA light rail station served by AC Transit.