The ridership numbers for Metro buses and trains for June 2012 have been released. The gist of it: bus ridership is flat (but with increases on the Silver Line and Orange Line), rail ridership is way up and overall the system didn’t reach the number of boardings in June 2010 or June 2011.
On the rail side, the new Expo Line helps explain some of the increases with weekday boardings increasing to an average of 16,569 in June even though the Farmdale and Culver City stations did not open until June 20. There was about an average of 11,000 weekday boardings in May.
There were also significant gains on Metro’s other four rail lines. Here are the charts and here is the web page with all the stats.
Rail Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| June 2012 | June 2011 | June 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Weekday Boardings | 362,904 | 321,626 | 326,663 |
| Average Saturday Boardings | 209,858 | 196,284 | 197,972 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings | 163,934 | 155,082 | 169,990 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings | 9,326,015 | 8,481,237 | 8,658,429 |
Bus – Systemwide
| June 2012 | June 2011 | June 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,123,977 | 1,156,643 | 1,156,866 | |
| Average Saturday Boardings | 771,183 | 764,436 | 785,518 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings | 572,376 | 557,394 | 583,356 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings | 29,748,939 | 30,733,462 | 30,926,539 |
Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| June 2012 | June 2011 | June 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Weekday Boardings | 1,486,882 | 1,478,269 | 1,483,528 |
| Average Saturday Boardings | 981,041 | 960,719 | 983,490 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings | 736,309 | 712,476 | 753,346 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings | 39,074,954 | 39,214,699 | 39,584,968 |
Erik G.
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