Below are the October ridership statistics for Metro. Numbers were up across the board when compared to the previous two Octobers. Here are the comparisons month-to-month numbers — it looks like record months for the Orange Line, Silver Line, Blue Line and the newly-opened Expo Line.

Bus – Directly Operated

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 1,141,759 1,119,721 1,094,143 Average Saturday Boardings 737,193 741,178 726,981 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 551,674 543,027 520,636 Total Calendar Month Boardings 31,415,925 29,935,166 29,215,088

Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.

Bus – Contract

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 48,503 45,588 45,590 Average Saturday Boardings 26,218 25,337 25,125 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 19,107 18,366 17,501 Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,296,868 1,175,868 1,170,529

Bus – Systemwide

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 1,190,262 1,165,309 1,139,733 Average Saturday Boardings 763,411 766,515 752,106 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 570,781 561,393 538,137 Total Calendar Month Boardings 32,712,793 31,111,034 30,385,617

Directly operated bus ridership includes Orange and Silver Line ridership.

Orange Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 32,069 26,614 23,958 Average Saturday Boardings 19,396 15,376 13,520 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 14,140 11,564 10,311 Total Calendar Month Boardings 871,731 693,594 622,273

Silver Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 13,765 11,234 8,118 Average Saturday Boardings 5,235 4,095 2,892 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 3,782 2,433 2,044 Total Calendar Month Boardings 352,663 268,554 195,158

Rail Ridership Estimates

Red/Purple Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 157,605 145,737 143,174 Average Saturday Boardings 97,768 86,230 93,780 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 84,308 74,723 76,831 Total Calendar Month Boardings 4,353,213 3,865,234 3,859,706

Blue Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 92,953 77,738 77,528 Average Saturday Boardings 63,619 56,637 49,469 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 62,213 45,345 43,710 Total Calendar Month Boardings 2,641,237 2,142,398 2,093,990

Blue Line estimates do not include Expo boardings.

Expo Line

Oct. 2012 Average Weekday Boardings 21,382 Average Saturday Boardings 13,279 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 13,146 Total Calendar Month Boardings 597,496

Green Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 46,544 42,810 40,385 Average Saturday Boardings 28,022 22,256 24,079 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 17,964 17,523 17,254 Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,254,462 1,097,915 1,054,743

Gold Line

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 42,417 36,784 34,440 Average Saturday Boardings 23,743 23,688 21,960 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 14,859 21,833 18,495 Total Calendar Month Boardings 1,129,997 1,000,060 925,502

Rail Systemwide Ridership Estimates

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 360,901 303,068 295,526 Average Saturday Boardings 226,432 188,810 189,287 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 192,490 159,424 156,290 Total Calendar Month Boardings 9,976,406 8,105,607 7,933,941

Includes Expo Line ridership.

Systemwide Ridership Estimates

Oct. 2012 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Average Weekday Boardings 1,551,163 1,468,378 1,435,260 Average Saturday Boardings 989,843 955,325 941,393 Average Sunday and Holiday Boardings 763,271 720,816 694,427 Total Calendar Month Boardings 42,689,199 39,216,641 38,319,558

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