Bus Ridership Estimates
Bus - Directly Operated
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,029,791 |
976,753 |
1,042,617 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
690,212 |
676,410 |
684,432 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
517,042 |
444,157 |
500,197 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
27,661,881 |
26,715,334 |
28,176,287 |
Bus – Contract
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
40,281 |
35,344 |
38,306 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
22,750 |
20,307 |
20,928 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
17,114 |
14,118 |
14,366 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
1,045,228 |
944,434 |
998,261 |
Bus - Systemwide
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,070,072 |
1,012,097 |
1,080,923 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
712,962 |
696,717 |
705,360 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
534,156 |
458,275 |
514,563 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
28,707,109 |
27,659,768 |
29,174,548 |
Orange Line
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
22,462 |
23,957 |
20,459 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
13,510 |
14,369 |
12,660 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
11,016 |
9,130 |
9,362 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
594,332 |
639,768 |
547,537 |
Rail Ridership Estimates
Red Line
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
141,680 |
133,099 |
137,296 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
75,326 |
83,318 |
80,492 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
66,774 |
66,532 |
69,525 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
3,685,781 |
3,643,890 |
3,690,113 |
Blue Line
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
73,825 |
71,038 |
70,765 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
53,007 |
45,028 |
47,735 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
42,566 |
35,995 |
42,295 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
2,028,185 |
1,948,929 |
1,959,257 |
Green Line
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
38,917 |
35,259 |
34,276 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
19,346 |
19,836 |
17,456 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
16,153 |
14,718 |
15,042 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
994,763 |
944,058 |
899,114 |
Gold Line
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
39,660 |
30,804 |
28,621 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
20,130 |
19,675 |
19,330 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
15,703 |
16,834 |
20,345 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
1,012,028 |
851,680 |
808,704 |
Rail Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
294,082 |
270,199 |
270,959 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
167,810 |
167,857 |
165,014 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
141,196 |
134,080 |
147,208 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
7,720,758 |
7,388,556 |
7,357,187 |
Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2010 | Dec. 2009 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,364,155 |
1,282,297 |
1,351,881 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
880,772 |
864,574 |
870,373 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
675,352 |
592,355 |
661,770 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
36,427,867 |
35,048,324 |
36,531,735 |
*Contract Service Ridership estimates based on UFS. For any questions, please send e-mail to: ServicePerformanceAnalysis@metro.net
Keywords: Ridership Statistics
Last Revised: Friday January 13, 2012
