85 Central CTA Bus Transit Schedule, Times & Map

About the 85 Central By CTA

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- Overview

Operating Hours

The 85 Central runs Daily.

Monday, Thursday, and Friday trips start at 12:15am with the last trip at 12:35am and most often run every 15 minutes. Tuesday and Wednesday trips start at 12:19am with the last trip at 12:35am and most often run every 15 minutes. Saturday trips start at 12:19am with the last trip at 12:39am and most often run every 15 minutes. Sunday trips start at 12:19am with the last trip at 12:34am and most often run about every 18 minutes.

Frequency

Weekday and Saturday trips most often run every 15 minutes. Sunday trips most often run about every 18 minutes.

Destinations

Weekdays includes travel to Bryn Mawr & Linder, Central & Harrison Terminal, and Central & Belmont.

Weekday travel to Bryn Mawr & Linder starts at Central & Harrison Terminal. Weekday travel to Central & Harrison Terminal, Central & Belmont starts at Central & Seminole, Jefferson Park Transit Center, and Belmont & Leclaire.

Weekends includes travel to Bryn Mawr & Linder and Central & Harrison Terminal.

Weekend travel to Bryn Mawr & Linder starts at Central & Harrison Terminal. Weekend travel to Central & Harrison Terminal starts at Central & Seminole.

Holiday Schedules

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

Columbus Day 2024, Veterans Day 2024, and Day After Thanksgiving 2024 trips start at 12:15am with the last trip at 12:35am and most often run every 15 minutes. General Election Day 2024 trips start at 12:19am with the last trip at 12:35am and most often run every 15 minutes. Thanksgiving Day 2024 trips start at 12:19am with the last trip at 12:34am and most often run about every 18 minutes.

Select in Stop Times for more specific holiday information.

Note: Holidays are not necessarily observed and service may not be different from the usual for the day.

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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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