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Originally Posted by blade_bltz
Where'd you get that number? The APTA report (4th Quarter 2k9) says 481k for the RBO lines, 235k for the Green.
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I honestly have no idea where there number came from, that was an at-work post
I think I added up the ridership numbers from the MBTA Wikipedia article, but I should have just looked at the ridership Wiki charts instead.
Boston has a daily ridership of 719,000: 237,700 for the Green Line and light rail portion of the Ashmont–Mattapan Line and 481,300 for the Red, Orange, Blue and heavy rail portion of the Ashmont–Mattapan Line. An additional 130,800 or 143,700 take a Commuter Line, depending on which chart you're looking at.
Some good charts for this discussion...
US Light Rail Ridership Stats
North American Light Rail Ridership Stats (scroll down)
US Heavy Rail Ridership Stats
North American Rapid Transit Ridership Stats
North American Commuter Rail Ridership Stats (scroll down)
I know there will be disagreements on some of the numbers on those North American charts, especially with the metro numbers, but it's the best thing I could find on Wikipedia with American, Canadian and Mexican numbers all in once place for easy comparison.