56 CTA Bus Schedule, Stop Times & Route Map

About the 56 Milwaukee By CTA

- Overview

Operating Hours

The 56 Milwaukee runs Daily.

Weekday trips start at 4:20am with the last trip at 11:37pm and most often run about every 16 minutes. Saturday trips start at 4:20am with the last trip at 11:41pm and most often run about every 21 minutes. Sunday trips start at 4:20am with the last trip at 11:21pm and most often run about every 18 minutes.*

Frequency

Weekday trips most often run about every 16 minutes. Saturday trips most often run about every 21 minutes. Sunday trips most often run about every 18 minutes.

Destinations

MTuWTh includes travel to Jefferson Park Transit Center, Jefferson & Washington, Washington & Wabash, Milwaukee & Kedzie, and Washington & Canal.

MTuWTh travel to Jefferson Park Transit Center, Jefferson & Washington starts at Madison & Wabash and Milwaukee & Kedzie. MTuWTh travel to Washington & Wabash, Milwaukee & Kedzie, Washington & Canal starts at Jefferson Park Transit Center and Milwaukee & Keeler.

Fridays includes travel to Jefferson & Washington, Jefferson Park Transit Center, Washington & Wabash, Washington & Canal, and Milwaukee & Kedzie.

Friday travel to Jefferson & Washington, Jefferson Park Transit Center starts at Madison & Wabash and Milwaukee & Kedzie. Friday travel to Washington & Wabash, Washington & Canal, Milwaukee & Kedzie starts at Jefferson Park Transit Center and Milwaukee & Keeler.

Weekends includes travel to Jefferson Park Transit Center and Washington & Wabash.

Weekend travel to Jefferson Park Transit Center starts at Madison & Wabash. Weekend travel to Washington & Wabash starts at Jefferson Park Transit Center.

Holiday Schedules

Regular service that falls on a holiday is never completely dropped for dates within the current data publication.

Memorial Day 2024 trips start at 4:20am with the last trip at 11:21pm and most often run about every 18 minutes.

Select in Stop Times for more specific holiday information.

*Some trips may carryover to the next day; service dates are assumed over at 3:59am.

About Service By Chicago Transit Authority

Web Services

CTA Bus Tracker stop predictions. CTA Train Tracker stop predictions (Subway and Rail). Customer Alerts with system-wide, all lines, and per line options (All Travel Modes). Advisories with system-wide, all lines, and per line options (All Travel Modes). Vehicle locations with the per line option. Vehicle locations with per stop and per line options (Subway and Rail). System Status with system and per line options. Elevator/Accessibility Status Alerts with elevator only, escalator only, accessibility info only, and per stop options. Chicago Transit Authority On Facebook. News with the system-wide option (Bus and Subway).

Access from nearby service panels or a Line Web Page.

Bikes Policy

Whether bikes are allowed on a per trip basis is not yet included in the data publication.

Accessibility Information

At least one wheelchair is accommodated on all trips. At least some vehicles can be boarded by a wheelchair user at 99% of the stops and none at 1% of the stops.

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