Metro Buses
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Statistics
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Bus Stops
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15,967
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Square Miles in Service Area
|
1,433
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Number of Bus Routes
|
183
|
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Bus Fleet
|
|
Total Metro Fleet
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2,228
|
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Buses leased to independent companies under contract to provide service on Metro routes
|
173
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Total Metro Bus Ridership
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Estimates as of October 2011
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Average Weekday Boardings
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1,165,309
|
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Average Saturday Boardings
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766,515
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Average Sunday Boardings
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561,392
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Annual Boarding FY2011
(includes contracted buses)
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357,258,676
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Metro Fixed Guideways - Rail and Transitways
|
Statistics:
Estimates as of
October 2011
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Metro
Blue
Line
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Metro
Green
Line
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Metro
Red
Line
|
Metro
Gold
Line
|
Metro
Orange
Line
|
|
Opened
|
1990
|
1995
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Union Station 1993
Wilshire/ Western 1996
Hollywood 1999
North Hollywood 2000
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July 26, 2003
Eastside Extension
Nov. 15, 2009
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Oct. 29, 2005
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Average Weekday Boardings
|
77,738
|
42,810
|
145,737
|
36,784
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*Metro Orange Line ridership now included in Metro Bus ridership numbers
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Average Saturday Boardings
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56,637
|
22,256
|
86,230
|
23,688
|
|
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Average Sunday Boardings
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45,345
|
17,523
|
74,723
|
21,833
|
|
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Total Annual Boarding FY2011
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25.49 million*
|
12.45 million*
|
46.45 million*
|
11.3 million*
|
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Miles
|
22
|
20
|
17.4
|
19.7
|
14
|
|
Total Rail Miles in Service
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79.1
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Stations
|
22
|
14
|
16
|
21
|
13
|
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Number of rail cars, buses in fleet
|
69
|
34
|
104
|
43
|
30
|
|
Cost of system
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$877 million
|
$718 million
|
$4.5 billion
|
$1.8 billion
|
$330 million
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* Preliminary figures
Total Metro Rail Ridership
|
Estimates as of October 2011
|
|
Average Weekday Boardings
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303,069
|
|
Average Saturday Boardings
|
188,811
|
|
Average Sunday Boardings
|
159,424
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Total Metro Bus and Rail Ridership
|
Estimates as of October 2011
|
|
Average Weekday Boardings
|
1,468,378
|
|
Average Saturday Boardings
|
955,326
|
|
Average Sunday Boardings
|
721,363
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Metro Personnel
|
Operations
|
|
Operators
Includes Full & Part-time bus & rail operators Metro Bus/Rail Operators are members of the United Transportation Union (UTU)
|
4,298
|
|
Mechanics and Maintenance
Metro Mechanics are members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
|
2,097
|
|
Clerks
Most Metro Clerks are members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU)
|
685
|
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Bus and Rail Transportation and Maintenance Supervisors
Members are with The American Federation of State, County and municipal Employees union (AFSCME)
|
586
|
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Security Guards
Metro Security Guards are members of Teamsters Union
|
74
|
|
Metro full-time staff (Bus and Rail)
|
|
Represented Employees
|
7,740
|
|
Non-represented Employees
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1,047
|
|
Total full-time staff
|
8,787
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Metro Security/Transit Police (Bus and Rail)
|
|
Under contract with Metro, the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) provide Metro Rail security and patrol all Metro Buses operating within the County of Los Angeles
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Car Pool Lanes
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Length in miles
|
219
|
|
Lane Miles (Both directions, each lane)
|
425
|
|
Metro fund programmed for HOV Lanes since 1991
|
$2.7 billion
|
|
Metro funds development of High Occupancy Vehicle [HOV] or Car Pool Lanes in cooperation with Caltrans.
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Bicycle Paths
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Metro helps fund bicycle routes in Los Angeles County
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Bike Routes
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520 miles
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Bike Lanes
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481 miles
|
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Bike Paths
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251 miles
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Metro Freeway Service Patrol
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Number of Tow Trucks on Patrol
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152
|
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Annual Budge
|
$27 million
|
|
Number of Freeway Miles Served
|
450
|
|
Number of Tow Truck Beats
|
41
|
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Average Number of Motorists Assisted per Month
|
25,000
|
|
Number of Motorists Assisted Annually
|
300,000
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FY 2012 Budget
|
Resources
|
$ in Millions
|
|
Passenger Fares & Advertising
|
332
|
|
Prop A – Cent Sales Tax
|
605
|
|
Prop C – Cent Sales Tax
|
605
|
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Measure R - Sales Tax
|
605
|
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Federal Grants
|
520
|
|
State Grants
|
900
|
|
Bond Proceeds
|
394
|
|
Prior Year Fund Balance
|
70
|
|
Other Local Revenue
|
121
|
|
Total Resources
|
$4,152
|
|
Expenses
|
|
Bus Operations
|
877
|
|
Orange Line Operations
|
24
|
|
Blue Line Operations
|
65
|
|
Red Line Operations
|
90
|
|
Green Line Operations
|
44
|
|
Gold Line Operations
|
58
|
|
Expo Line Operations
|
22
|
|
Metrolink Operations (Metro portion)
|
67
|
|
Bus Capital
|
291
|
|
Rail Capital
|
30
|
|
Rail Rehabilitation Capital
|
37
|
|
Major Rail Construction
|
747
|
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Debt Service and Other Projects
|
345
|
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Municipal Operation and Paratransit
|
345
|
|
Local Sales Tax Return
|
397
|
|
Streets and Highways
|
521
|
|
Other Projects
|
192
|
|
Total Expenses
|
$4,152
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November 17, 2011 - Compiled and Updated by Rick Jager, Media Relations
Keywords: facts stats
Last Revised: Thursday January 19, 2012
