Los Angeles: Metro ridership increases for the 23rd consecutive month in October

Ridership on LA Metro buses and trains rose above 1 million in October for the second month in a row, spurred in part by weekend leisure riders and stepped up patrols and other amplified security measures, the transit agency reported on Thursday, Nov. 21.

The average weekday ridership reached 1,025,262, the highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic. This also marks the second month in a row when the agency surpassed the one million rider mark.

The ridership in October increased for the 23rd consecutive month of year-over-year ridership, the agency reported.

Overall weekday ridership is at 86% of pre-Covid pandemic levels from October 2019. Ridership on Saturdays and Sundays continued very high, at 98% of pre-pandemic boardings. Sunday ridership surpassed the October 2019 levels. .................(more)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/news/55245901/ca-la-metro-ridership-increases-for-the-23rd-consecutive-month-in-october