Bus Ridership Estimates
Bus - Directly Operated
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,081,484 |
1,112,424 |
1,124,079 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
737,868 |
754,637 |
766,276 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
539,510 |
539,704 |
540,898 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
28,360,186 |
29,292,905 |
29,958,434 |
Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.
Bus – Contract
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
44,356 |
45,419 |
43,203 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
26,751 |
25,867 |
24,800 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
18,505 |
18,170 |
17,494 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
1,130,997 |
1,155,820 |
1,119,642 |
Bus - Systemwide
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,125,840 |
1,158,904 |
1,167,282 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
764,619 |
780,504 |
791,076 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
558,015 |
557,874 |
558,392 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
29,491,183 |
30,471,007 |
31,078,076 |
Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.
Orange Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
25,055 |
24,074 |
23,521 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
15,355 |
14,727 |
14,200 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
11,713 |
10,868 |
10,155 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
646,140 |
622,661 |
614,882 |
Silver Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
11,241 |
9,086 |
7,173 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
4,099 |
2,900 |
2,860 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
2,642 |
2,041 |
1,744 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
265,667 |
213,470 |
176,222 |
Rail Ridership Estimates
Red/Purple Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
149,917 |
148,057 |
152,507 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
95,348 |
97,013 |
104,869 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
83,697 |
79,110 |
82,792 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
3,948,136 |
3,910,711 |
4,105,794 |
Blue Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
84,459 |
82,086 |
77,966 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
67,856 |
57,946 |
52,018 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
54,822 |
49,657 |
49,006 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
2,319,177 |
2,212,162 |
2,119,339 |
Green Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
43,337 |
40,586 |
38,985 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
24,711 |
22,862 |
21,823 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
17,989 |
19,361 |
18,036 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
1,098,869 |
1,044,058 |
1,017,114 |
Gold Line
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
42,170 |
38,485 |
32,315 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
22,230 |
24,475 |
25,453 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
19,418 |
19,662 |
19,844 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
1,071,570 |
1,009,212 |
892,107 |
Rail Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
319,883 |
309,214 |
301,772 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
210,145 |
202,296 |
204,163 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
175,926 |
167,790 |
169,678 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
8,437,752 |
8,176,142 |
8,134,353 |
Systemwide Ridership Estimates
| | Apr. 2012 | Apr. 2011 | Apr. 2010 |
| Average Weekday Boardings |
1,445,723 |
1,468,119 |
1,469,054 |
| Average Saturday Boardings |
974,764 |
982,800 |
995,239 |
| Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings |
733,941 |
725,664 |
728,069 |
| Total Calendar Month Boardings |
37,928,935 |
38,647,149 |
39,212,429 |
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Keywords: Ridership Statistics
Last Revised: Wednesday May 23, 2012
