CTA performance

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53 · Pulaski

Total headways: 50,644

Bunching rate

2.7%

Share of observed headways considered bunched

Excess wait (min)

+9.7 min

Extra wait vs. schedule (frequent service only)

Headway CV

0.86

Spacing irregularity — 0 is perfectly even

Median scheduled headway

8.21

Typical planned spacing between buses on this route

Median actual headway

16.24

Typical spacing between buses on this route

Segment ranking

Worst segments

SegmentBunching rateHeadways
From Pulaski & Wellington
To Pulaski & Barry
7.8%232
From Pulaski & 16th Street
To Pulaski & 15th Street
7.7%196
From Pulaski & 15th Street
To Pulaski & 14th Street
7.5%199
From Pulaski & 14th Street
To Pulaski & 13th Street
7.4%202
From Pulaski & George
To Pulaski & Wellington
7.4%230
From Pulaski & Schubert
To Pulaski & Diversey
7.4%231
From Pulaski & Ferdinand
To Pulaski & Ohio
7.1%211
From Pulaski & Marquette Rd
To Pulaski & 68th Street
6.8%264

Spatial view

Route segments

AM peak
Low (<10%)
Medium (10% - 20%)
High (20%+)
No data

Trend by hour

Route 53 · bunching by hour

Peak risk: 9p (11.5%)
0%3%6%9%11%12a: 3.4%12a3.4%1a: 0.5%1a0.5%2a: 0.1%2a0.1%3a: 0.0%3a0.0%4a: 0.0%4a0.0%5a: 1.6%5a1.6%6a: 2.9%6a2.9%7a: 2.9%7a2.9%8a: 2.8%8a2.8%9a: 2.0%9a2.0%10a: 3.9%10a3.9%11a: 4.9%11a4.9%12p: 6.5%12p6.5%1p: 6.5%1p6.5%2p: 6.5%2p6.5%3p: 7.5%3p7.5%4p: 7.6%4p7.6%5p: 4.6%5p4.6%6p: 5.7%6p5.7%7p: 7.1%7p7.1%8p: 2.3%8p2.3%9p: 11.5%9p11.5%10p: 2.4%10p2.4%11p: 2.6%11p2.6%