Another three months has passed, so it’s
time for another LACMTA rail ridership update. As a reminder, bus
ridership for the Westside and San Fernando Valley has been broken out
into separate posts.
First, the raw data. Highlighted cells represent the top 10 months for that line (since January 2009).
Recent trends have continued, with the
Blue and Red/Purple Lines continuing to slip a little, while the Green
Line stabilized. The Gold Line and Expo Lines continue to be near,
though not at, all-time highs, with the Gold Line just missing a top 10
month in July. Expo Line ridership picked up from April and May, but is
still running a little below last year, so the rolling 12-month averages
dropped a little.
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Here’s the rolling 12-month average of weekday ridership:
As noted previously, some of the drop in
the Blue and Red/Purple Lines may be due to ongoing construction that
has increased late-night headways and shut down portions of the Blue
Line at times.
Saturday and Sunday ridership on the Blue
Line continued to slide, possibly due to construction. The Green Line
declined but not as significantly. Interestingly, Red Line ridership
dropped on Saturday, but had three straight top 10 months on Sunday. The
Gold and Expo Lines also had three straight top 10 Sunday months, and
had strong Saturday ridership as well.
Here’s the Saturday and Sunday rolling 12-month averages.
And lastly, here’s the update for the rolling 12-month average of boardings per mile:
Again, Expo Line ridership is leveling
off. The Expo Line is closing in on the Blue Line for boardings per
mile, but not for the reasons we’d hope!