If you have subscribed to receive text messages for service alerts or arrivals at scheduled times from the CTA Bus Tracker website, you can always reply with (or send a new text with) 'STOP' to unsubscribe. In that case, you can also reply with 'N' to see the next result for the stop you requested. If your stop has multiple routes serving it, your results may not fit in one text message. Additional CommandsĪlso, you can also reply to this message with ' S' to get any service bulletins that may affect your trip (customer alerts), or ' R' to get the latest, most updated result for the same stop. This example response says that, as of 5:07 PM, at stop 14624 (at Pulaski & Fullerton), Bus Tracker estimates that a #53 bus to 31st is due to arrive, and then another one should arrive in about 11 minutes. The bus stop sign at the stop will say to 'Text ctabus 14624 to 41411 for estimated arrival times.' Try it!Īfter your message is received, you'll get a message like this: Here's how the text message you send might look if you were going to catch a #53 Pulaski bus at Fullerton heading south (which stops at stop ID 14624). Simply look at the bottom of the bus stop sign for instructions: Information about how to text for estimated arrival times from Bus Tracker are now appearing on all posted CTA bus stops. If you need help, e-mail us at At the bus stop *Important note: Message and data rates may apply.

Be sure to text the word 'ctabus', a space, and then theĪctual stop ID number, such as 'ctabus 14624' (without quotes).

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