Public Transit Agency Ridership Statistics


New Orleans Regional Transit Authority	Light rail	5,495,800	6,602,400	-16.76
Hillsborough Area Reg TA (Tampa, Fla.)	Light rail	300,200	358,700	-16.31
New Mexico Department of Transportation	Commuter Rail	1,129,200	1,242,100	-9.09
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus	Bus	19,840,600	21,571,900	-8.03
Port Authority of NY & NJ	Heavy Rail	70,548,400	76,496,800	-7.78
Trinity Railway Express (Dallas-Ft Worth)	Commuter Rail	2,182,200	2,364,900	-7.73
King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)	Trolley	19,004,000	20,582,100	-7.67
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority	Light rail	6,460,100	6,973,400	-7.36
Regional Transportation Authority (Nashville)	Commuter Rail	261,500	279,300	-6.37
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	Heavy Rail	70,506,800	74,236,400	-5.02
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System	Light rail	31,206,900	32,748,700	-4.71
Detroit Department of Transportation	Bus	32,430,600	33,929,200	-4.42
Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority	Light rail	31,688,200	32,998,200	-3.97
MTA Long Island Rail Road	Commuter Rail	95,037,000	98,630,000	-3.64
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority	Heavy Rail	280,904,200	290,203,500	-3.20
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	Bus	60,042,900	61,989,100	-3.14
MTA Staten Island Railway	Heavy Rail	4,445,100	4,583,500	-3.02
Southwest Ohio RTA	Bus	16,194,200	16,690,000	-2.97
Tri-County Metro Transportation(Portland)	Light rail	40,875,000	41,867,200	-2.37
Central Ohio Transit Authority	Bus	18,423,400	18,764,100	-1.82
Virginia Railway Express	Commuter Rail	4,622,600	4,704,100	-1.73
Milwaukee County Transit System	Bus	44,049,500	44,753,500	-1.57
Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority	Heavy Rail	98,171,300	99,706,500	-1.54
Alameda-Contra Costa TD	Bus	54,002,200	54,764,900	-1.39
Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority	Trolley	5,645,500	5,724,000	-1.37
Capitol Corridor Joint Power (Oakland, Calif.)	Commuter Rail	1,715,900	1,733,400	-1.01
Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority	Commuter Rail	35,405,200	35,709,200	-0.85
Metro Transit Authority of Harris County	Bus	66,220,400	66,673,000	-0.68
Minneapolis Metro Transit	Commuter Rail	700,100	703,400	-0.47
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation	Commuter Rail	3,668,100	3,681,200	-0.36
Denver Regional Transportation District	Light rail	20,639,000	20,694,700	-0.27
Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority	Bus	164,373,900	164,760,500	-0.23
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Commuter Rail	36,355,100	36,429,400	-0.20
Minneapolis Metro Transit	Bus	69,855,100	69,782,500	0.10
Maryland Transit Administration	Bus	76,881,900	76,789,300	0.12
Los Angeles County MTA	Bus	360,066,200	359,521,500	0.15
Montgomery County (Maryland) Ride On	Bus	26,955,400	26,914,800	0.15
MTA New York City Transit	Bus	797,452,700	795,713,500	0.22
New Jersey Transit Corp.	Light rail	21,365,300	21,306,200	0.28
Orange County (Calif.) Transp Auth	Bus	52,574,700	52,309,700	0.51
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority	Bus	130,236,700	129,416,100	0.63
New Jersey Transit Corp.	Commuter Rail	79,229,400	78,611,800	0.79
Minneapolis Metro Transit	Light rail	10,498,200	10,400,900	0.94
Port Authority Transit Corp. (New Jersey)	Heavy Rail	10,612,900	10,506,400	1.01
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority	Bus	32,523,000	32,150,300	1.16
MTA Metro-North Railroad	Commuter Rail	82,815,100	81,830,100	1.20
Chicago Transit Authority	Bus	314,423,800	310,373,100	1.31
Phoenix PTD	Bus	38,967,800	38,405,800	1.46
Port Auth of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)	Bus	54,712,900	53,926,600	1.46
Metra (Chicago)	Commuter Rail	73,251,800	72,166,500	1.50
San Francisco Municipal Transportation	Light rail	52,220,100	51,448,700	1.50
North County Transit District (Oceanside)	Light rail	2,448,200	2,411,300	1.53
Miami-Dade Transit Agency	Bus	78,215,400	76,858,200	1.77
MTA New York City Transit	Heavy Rail	2,544,892,400	2,499,514,500	1.82
Connecticut DOT	Commuter Rail	626,500	614,100	2.02
Hampton Roads Transit	Bus	16,293,400	15,933,900	2.26
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Bus	115,156,100	112,562,300	2.30
Puerto Rico DOT	Heavy Rail	11,023,500	10,770,100	2.35
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System	Bus	52,616,000	51,291,100	2.58
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority	Light rail	10,486,400	10,219,400	2.61
San Francisco Muni Rwy	Bus	93,001,400	90,613,200	2.64
San Francisco Muni Rwy	Trolley	67,743,800	65,985,200	2.67
Tri-County Metro Transportation (Portland)	Bus	60,383,100	58,756,800	2.77
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Heavy Rail	165,028,800	160,512,000	2.81
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Trolley	3,328,600	3,236,200	2.86
VIA Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio)	Bus	46,106,600	44,781,400	2.96
New Jersey Transit Corp.	Bus	161,678,700	156,906,500	3.04
Maryland Transit Administration	Heavy Rail	15,399,400	14,939,700	3.08
South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail)	Commuter Rail	4,070,700	3,947,900	3.11
Maryland Transit Administration	Light rail	8,729,400	8,462,300	3.16
Denver Regional Transportation District	Bus	63,175,300	61,175,400	3.27
Charlotte Area Transit	Light rail	4,950,300	4,792,100	3.30
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Bus	38,486,600	37,198,100	3.46
Central Florida RTA	Bus	28,450,600	27,438,400	3.69
Los Angeles County MTA	Heavy Rail	48,703,700	46,964,500	3.70
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Light rail	75,996,200	73,233,100	3.77
Bi-State Dev Agency (Saint Louis, Mo.)	Light rail	17,128,400	16,505,200	3.78
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Light rail	2,855,800	2,744,600	4.05
Long Beach Transit	Bus	28,886,000	27,732,400	4.16
Broward County (Fla.) Transit	Bus	40,714,800	39,041,900	4.28
Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Bus	39,069,300	37,466,400	4.28
Chicago Transit Authority	Heavy Rail	231,154,300	221,587,400	4.32
Alaska Railroad Corporation	Commuter Rail	120,200	115,100	4.43
King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)	Bus	95,580,000	91,413,800	4.56
North County Transit District (Oceanside)	Commuter Rail	1,618,000	1,547,200	4.58
PACE Suburban Bus (Arlington Heights, Ill.)	Bus	32,142,200	30,633,100	4.93
King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)	Light rail	750,300	714,600	5.00
Miami-Dade Transit Agency	Heavy Rail	19,242,800	18,295,500	5.18
Southern California Regional Rail Authority	Commuter Rail	11,689,700	11,107,600	5.24
Penn DOT (Keystone)	Commuter Rail	599,100	566,700	5.72
Metro Transit Authority of Harris County	Light rail	11,397,000	10,776,000	5.76
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority	Bus	19,471,500	18,337,300	6.19
Maryland Transit Administration	Commuter Rail	8,833,200	8,286,000	6.60
Valley Metro Rail, Inc. (Phoenix)	Light rail	14,042,200	13,161,800	6.69
Northern New England Rail Passenger Auth.	Commuter Rail	555,200	518,500	7.08
Saint Louis Bi-State Dev Agency	Bus	29,497,400	27,541,100	7.10
Sacramento Regional Transit District	Light rail	13,872,700	12,948,400	7.14
San Francisco Bay Area RTD	Heavy Rail	123,219,300	114,325,400	7.78
Tri-County Metro Transportation (Portland)	Commuter Rail	433,800	400,800	8.23
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Heavy Rail	6,239,900	5,687,300	9.72
Sound Transit (Seattle)	Commuter Rail	2,811,800	2,544,000	10.53
Sound Transit (Seattle)	Light rail	9,723,600	8,784,900	10.69
Caltrain (San Carlos, Calif.)	Commuter Rail	14,962,800	13,243,200	12.98
San Joaquin Reg Rail Com	Commuter Rail	850,800	746,600	13.96
Port Auth of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)	Light rail	7,745,000	6,751,500	14.72
Utah Transit Authority	Light rail	17,551,800	15,297,900	14.73
Utah Transit Authority	Commuter Rail	1,869,700	1,629,500	14.74
Los Angeles County MTA	Light rail	60,175,500	50,797,900	18.46
Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Light rail	28,568,200	23,658,700	20.75
Capital Metro - Austin Public Transit	Commuter Rail	595,200	469,300	26.83
Memphis Area Transit Authority	Light rail	1,491,900	1,161,900	28.40
Denton County Transportation (Lewisville)	Commuter Rail	424,000	214,900	97.30
Hampton Roads Transit	Light rail	1,627,900	641,900	153.60

Transit Agency

Type

2012 Trips

2011 Trips

Percent Change

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

Light rail

5,495,800

6,602,400

-16.76

Hillsborough Area Reg TA (Tampa, Fla.)

Light rail

300,200

358,700

-16.31

New Mexico Department of Transportation

Commuter Rail

1,129,200

1,242,100

-9.09

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus

Bus

19,840,600

21,571,900

-8.03

Port Authority of NY & NJ

Heavy Rail

70,548,400

76,496,800

-7.78

Trinity Railway Express (Dallas-Ft Worth)

Commuter Rail

2,182,200

2,364,900

-7.73

King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)

Trolley

19,004,000

20,582,100

-7.67

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Light rail

6,460,100

6,973,400

-7.36

Regional Transportation Authority (Nashville)

Commuter Rail

261,500

279,300

-6.37

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Heavy Rail

70,506,800

74,236,400

-5.02

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Light rail

31,206,900

32,748,700

-4.71

Detroit Department of Transportation

Bus

32,430,600

33,929,200

-4.42

Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority

Light rail

31,688,200

32,998,200

-3.97

MTA Long Island Rail Road

Commuter Rail

95,037,000

98,630,000

-3.64

Washington Metro Area Transit Authority

Heavy Rail

280,904,200

290,203,500

-3.20

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Bus

60,042,900

61,989,100

-3.14

MTA Staten Island Railway

Heavy Rail

4,445,100

4,583,500

-3.02

Southwest Ohio RTA

Bus

16,194,200

16,690,000

-2.97

Tri-County Metro Transportation(Portland)

Light rail

40,875,000

41,867,200

-2.37

Central Ohio Transit Authority

Bus

18,423,400

18,764,100

-1.82

Virginia Railway Express

Commuter Rail

4,622,600

4,704,100

-1.73

Milwaukee County Transit System

Bus

44,049,500

44,753,500

-1.57

Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority

Heavy Rail

98,171,300

99,706,500

-1.54

Alameda-Contra Costa TD

Bus

54,002,200

54,764,900

-1.39

Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority

Trolley

5,645,500

5,724,000

-1.37

Capitol Corridor Joint Power (Oakland, Calif.)

Commuter Rail

1,715,900

1,733,400

-1.01

Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority

Commuter Rail

35,405,200

35,709,200

-0.85

Metro Transit Authority of Harris County

Bus

66,220,400

66,673,000

-0.68

Minneapolis Metro Transit

Commuter Rail

700,100

703,400

-0.47

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation

Commuter Rail

3,668,100

3,681,200

-0.36

Denver Regional Transportation District

Light rail

20,639,000

20,694,700

-0.27

Southeastern Pa. Transportation Authority

Bus

164,373,900

164,760,500

-0.23

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Commuter Rail

36,355,100

36,429,400

-0.20

Minneapolis Metro Transit

Bus

69,855,100

69,782,500

0.10

Maryland Transit Administration

Bus

76,881,900

76,789,300

0.12

Los Angeles County MTA

Bus

360,066,200

359,521,500

0.15

Montgomery County (Maryland) Ride On

Bus

26,955,400

26,914,800

0.15

MTA New York City Transit

Bus

797,452,700

795,713,500

0.22

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Light rail

21,365,300

21,306,200

0.28

Orange County (Calif.) Transp Auth

Bus

52,574,700

52,309,700

0.51

Washington Metro Area Transit Authority

Bus

130,236,700

129,416,100

0.63

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Commuter Rail

79,229,400

78,611,800

0.79

Minneapolis Metro Transit

Light rail

10,498,200

10,400,900

0.94

Port Authority Transit Corp. (New Jersey)

Heavy Rail

10,612,900

10,506,400

1.01

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Bus

32,523,000

32,150,300

1.16

MTA Metro-North Railroad

Commuter Rail

82,815,100

81,830,100

1.20

Chicago Transit Authority

Bus

314,423,800

310,373,100

1.31

Phoenix PTD

Bus

38,967,800

38,405,800

1.46

Port Auth of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)

Bus

54,712,900

53,926,600

1.46

Metra (Chicago)

Commuter Rail

73,251,800

72,166,500

1.50

San Francisco Municipal Transportation

Light rail

52,220,100

51,448,700

1.50

North County Transit District (Oceanside)

Light rail

2,448,200

2,411,300

1.53

Miami-Dade Transit Agency

Bus

78,215,400

76,858,200

1.77

MTA New York City Transit

Heavy Rail

2,544,892,400

2,499,514,500

1.82

Connecticut DOT

Commuter Rail

626,500

614,100

2.02

Hampton Roads Transit

Bus

16,293,400

15,933,900

2.26

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Bus

115,156,100

112,562,300

2.30

Puerto Rico DOT

Heavy Rail

11,023,500

10,770,100

2.35

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Bus

52,616,000

51,291,100

2.58

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Light rail

10,486,400

10,219,400

2.61

San Francisco Muni Rwy

Bus

93,001,400

90,613,200

2.64

San Francisco Muni Rwy

Trolley

67,743,800

65,985,200

2.67

Tri-County Metro Transportation (Portland)

Bus

60,383,100

58,756,800

2.77

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Heavy Rail

165,028,800

160,512,000

2.81

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Trolley

3,328,600

3,236,200

2.86

VIA Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio)

Bus

46,106,600

44,781,400

2.96

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Bus

161,678,700

156,906,500

3.04

Maryland Transit Administration

Heavy Rail

15,399,400

14,939,700

3.08

South Florida RTA (Tri-Rail)

Commuter Rail

4,070,700

3,947,900

3.11

Maryland Transit Administration

Light rail

8,729,400

8,462,300

3.16

Denver Regional Transportation District

Bus

63,175,300

61,175,400

3.27

Charlotte Area Transit

Light rail

4,950,300

4,792,100

3.30

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Bus

38,486,600

37,198,100

3.46

Central Florida RTA

Bus

28,450,600

27,438,400

3.69

Los Angeles County MTA

Heavy Rail

48,703,700

46,964,500

3.70

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Light rail

75,996,200

73,233,100

3.77

Bi-State Dev Agency (Saint Louis, Mo.)

Light rail

17,128,400

16,505,200

3.78

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Light rail

2,855,800

2,744,600

4.05

Long Beach Transit

Bus

28,886,000

27,732,400

4.16

Broward County (Fla.) Transit

Bus

40,714,800

39,041,900

4.28

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Bus

39,069,300

37,466,400

4.28

Chicago Transit Authority

Heavy Rail

231,154,300

221,587,400

4.32

Alaska Railroad Corporation

Commuter Rail

120,200

115,100

4.43

King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)

Bus

95,580,000

91,413,800

4.56

North County Transit District (Oceanside)

Commuter Rail

1,618,000

1,547,200

4.58

PACE Suburban Bus (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

Bus

32,142,200

30,633,100

4.93

King County Dept. of Transportation (Seattle)

Light rail

750,300

714,600

5.00

Miami-Dade Transit Agency

Heavy Rail

19,242,800

18,295,500

5.18

Southern California Regional Rail Authority

Commuter Rail

11,689,700

11,107,600

5.24

Penn DOT (Keystone)

Commuter Rail

599,100

566,700

5.72

Metro Transit Authority of Harris County

Light rail

11,397,000

10,776,000

5.76

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority

Bus

19,471,500

18,337,300

6.19

Maryland Transit Administration

Commuter Rail

8,833,200

8,286,000

6.60

Valley Metro Rail, Inc. (Phoenix)

Light rail

14,042,200

13,161,800

6.69

Northern New England Rail Passenger Auth.

Commuter Rail

555,200

518,500

7.08

Saint Louis Bi-State Dev Agency

Bus

29,497,400

27,541,100

7.10

Sacramento Regional Transit District

Light rail

13,872,700

12,948,400

7.14

San Francisco Bay Area RTD

Heavy Rail

123,219,300

114,325,400

7.78

Tri-County Metro Transportation (Portland)

Commuter Rail

433,800

400,800

8.23

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Heavy Rail

6,239,900

5,687,300

9.72

Sound Transit (Seattle)

Commuter Rail

2,811,800

2,544,000

10.53

Sound Transit (Seattle)

Light rail

9,723,600

8,784,900

10.69

Caltrain (San Carlos, Calif.)

Commuter Rail

14,962,800

13,243,200

12.98

San Joaquin Reg Rail Com

Commuter Rail

850,800

746,600

13.96

Port Auth of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)

Light rail

7,745,000

6,751,500

14.72

Utah Transit Authority

Light rail

17,551,800

15,297,900

14.73

Utah Transit Authority

Commuter Rail

1,869,700

1,629,500

14.74

Los Angeles County MTA

Light rail

60,175,500

50,797,900

18.46

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Light rail

28,568,200

23,658,700

20.75

Capital Metro - Austin Public Transit

Commuter Rail

595,200

469,300

26.83

Memphis Area Transit Authority

Light rail

1,491,900

1,161,900

28.40

Denton County Transportation (Lewisville)

Commuter Rail

424,000

214,900

97.30

Hampton Roads Transit

Light rail

1,627,900

641,900

153.60

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