Here are the August numbers for LA Bus and Rail... Blue line LRT goes over 92,000 daily boardings, Orange Line BRT passes 27,000, Expo close to 20,000, and overall numbers are way up
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Metro August ridership numbers
Posted on September 19, 2012 by Steve Hymon
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Here are the latest ridership numbers across the Metro system.
The average weekday ridership for the Blue Line (92,006 boardings) and the new Expo Line (19,776) were the highest ever. The Orange Line had its second-best average to date (27,513) and the Green Line its third-best month ever (45,536).
Below are the July numbers, which on the rail side are tabulated over the prior several months and then crunched to come up with the monthly numbers:
Bus – Directly Operated
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 1,074,951 1,048,258 1,050,267
Average Saturday Boardings 723,663 728,213 725,903
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 552,120 547,722 538,147
Total Calendar Month Boardings 29,827,005 29,213,674 28,700,221
Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.
Bus – Contract
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 45,836 41,327 42,870
Average Saturday Boardings 26,702 24,266 24,838
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 20,881 18,727 18,660
Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,244,551 1,122,490 1,135,790
Bus – Systemwide
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 1,120,787 1,089,585 1,093,137
Average Saturday Boardings 750,365 752,479 750,741
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 573,001 566,449 556,807
Total Calendar Month Boardings 31,071,556 30,336,164 29,836,011
Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.
Orange Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 27,513 22,977 21,694
Average Saturday Boardings 17,776 14,187 13,880
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 13,601 11,420 10,666
Total Calendar Month Boardings 758,307 630,899 586,118
Silver Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 11,449 9,730 7,487
Average Saturday Boardings 4,441 3,825 2,811
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 3,168 2,517 1,919
Total Calendar Month Boardings 293,763 249,158 185,553
Rail Ridership Estimates
Red/Purple Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 154,025 159,302 150,435
Average Saturday Boardings 90,817 100,728 101,190
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 79,423 80,785 82,843
Total Calendar Month Boardings 4,223,540 4,389,998 4,128,552
Blue Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 92,006 82,189 81,126
Average Saturday Boardings 65,686 57,645 52,018
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 54,087 47,924 49,006
Total Calendar Month Boardings 2,595,229 2,312,624 2,237,870
Blue Line estimates do not include Expo boardings.
Expo Line
AUG. 2012
Average Weekday Boardings 19,776
Average Saturday Boardings 12,569
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 10,722
Total Calendar Month Boardings 548,009
Green Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 45,536 43,373 41,172
Average Saturday Boardings 27,291 23,058 23,094
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 16,143 18,901 17,910
Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,221,076 1,165,424 1,087,718
Gold Line
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 42,125 39,598 35,247
Average Saturday Boardings 21,050 24,460 24,269
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 17,075 20,868 21,157
Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,121,376 1,092,062 978,287
Rail Systemwide Ridership Estimates
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 353,469 324,462 307,980
Average Saturday Boardings 217,413 205,890 200,571
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 177,450 168,478 170,915
Total Calendar Month Boardings 9,709,229 8,960,107 8,432,426
Includes Expo Line ridership.
Systemwide Ridership Estimates
AUG. 2012 AUG. 2011 AUG. 2010
Average Weekday Boardings 1,474,255 1,414,047 1,401,117
Average Saturday Boardings 967,778 958,370 951,312
Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 750,451 734,927 727,723
Total Calendar Month Boardings 40,780,785 39,296,271 38,268,437