CTA performance

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72 · North

Total headways: 14,011

Bunching rate

0.6%

Share of observed headways considered bunched

Excess wait (min)

+12.2 min

Extra wait vs. schedule (frequent service only)

Headway CV

0.75

Spacing irregularity — 0 is perfectly even

Median scheduled headway

7.70

Typical planned spacing between buses on this route

Median actual headway

20.79

Typical spacing between buses on this route

Segment ranking

Worst segments

SegmentBunching rateHeadways
From North Ave & Oak Park
To North Ave & New England
3.9%129
From North Ave & Kimball/Homan
To North Ave & Spaulding
2.8%108
From North Ave & Humboldt
To North Ave & Francisco
2.8%108
From North Ave & Francisco
To North Ave & California
2.8%108
From North Ave & Lawndale
To North Ave & Central Park
1.9%107
From North Ave & St. Louis
To North Ave & Kimball/Homan
1.9%108
From North Ave & California
To North Ave & Washtenaw
1.9%108
From North Ave & Washtenaw
To North Ave & Rockwell
1.9%108

Spatial view

Route segments

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

Trend by hour

Route 72 · bunching by hour

Peak risk: 4p (29.0%)
0%7%15%22%29%12a: 0.0%12a0.0%1a: 0.0%1a0.0%2a: no data2a3a: 0.0%3a0.0%4a: 0.0%4a0.0%5a: 1.1%5a1.1%6a: 0.1%6a0.1%7a: 0.5%7a0.5%8a: 0.9%8a0.9%9a: 0.1%9a0.1%10a: 6.8%10a6.8%11a: 8.9%11a8.9%12p: 16.0%12p16.0%1p: 14.4%1p14.4%2p: 15.8%2p15.8%3p: 27.3%3p27.3%4p: 29.0%4p29.0%5p: 23.4%5p23.4%6p: 23.4%6p23.4%7p: 16.3%7p16.3%8p: 8.0%8p8.0%9p: 3.0%9p3.0%10p: 1.3%10p1.3%11p: 0.9%11p0.9%