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Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

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Overview

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Onestop IDA globally unique identifier for this feed
f-dp3-cta
FormatData specification or format for this feed
GTFS
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
URLs
  • Current static GTFS:
    https://www.transitchicago.com/downloads/sch_data/google_transit.zip

Active version

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This is the version served by default in Transitland APIs.

Version
5e71fa8f…
Fetched
2026-09-16 (1 month ago)
Service
2026-09-11 – 2026-11-30
Import status
Imported

License

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License URL
http://www.transitchicago.com/downloads/sch_data/developers_license_agreement.htm
Use without attribution
Yes
Derived products
Yes

Identifiers

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These identifiers link this feed to other catalogs and data sources.

GTFS Data Exchange
chicago-transit-authority

Realtime feeds

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These GTFS Realtime feeds share operators with this feed. Each row shows the latest fetch of every endpoint.

FeedVehicle positionsTrip updatesService alerts
f-cta~rtLast fetch failed: no matching secret foundLast fetch failed: no matching secret foundLast fetch failed: no matching secret found

Versions

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VersionAddedEarliest dateLatest dateImportedActive Download
5e71fa8f…Latest2026-09-161 month ago2026-09-112026-11-30
Successfully imported and available through Transitland APIs
This is the currently active feed version for this feed, so it will be used unless otherwise specified in API responses.
61cfcc65…2026-08-073 months ago2026-08-052026-10-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
686b063b…2026-07-104 months ago2026-07-072026-09-30
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
81c806bb…2026-05-305 months ago2026-05-282026-07-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
4dbf5dd0…2026-04-246 months ago2026-04-152026-06-30
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
3fdb2739…2026-03-267 months ago2026-03-202026-05-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
1e2576de…2026-02-109 months ago2026-01-062026-03-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
8e20b5d4…2026-01-0810 months ago2026-01-062026-03-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
8e03d71e…2025-12-1910 months ago2025-12-162026-02-28
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.
14d83314…2025-11-2011 months ago2025-11-192026-01-31
Not currently imported into API. Still available for download from the Feed Archive.