March 10, 2009
February ridership report
Monthly report now includes WES Commuter Rail
TriMet's monthly ridership report now includes WES Commuter Rail, along with bus and MAX information. There were 7.8 million trips taken in February 2009. Ridership figures below are compared to February 2008, except for WES.
Bus, MAX & WES
- Weekly trips were up 1 percent, climbing to 1.9 million trips
- Weekday trips increased .5 percent to 320,250 trips
- Weekend trips were up 3.2 percent to 340,300 trips
- Rush hour trips were up 1.2 percent to 105,150 trips
Bus
- Weekly bus trips increased 2 percent to 1.3 million trips
- Weekday bus trips increased 1.4 percent to 217,600 trips
- Weekend bus trips were up 5.3 percent to 212,900 trips
- Rush hour bus trips were down 1 percent to 72,300 trips
MAX
- Weekly MAX trips declined 2 percent to 634,400 trips
- Weekday MAX trips were down 2.5 percent to 101,400 trips
- Weekend trips were flat with 127,400 trips
- Rush hour trips were up 2.3 percent to 31,600 trips
WES
- Weekly WES trips totaled 6,250
- Weekday/rush hour trips averaged 1,250 boardings. WES service is both weekdays and rush hour only.
TransitTracker
Real time arrival information is available for all 7,300 bus stops and 64 MAX stations. Check TransitTracker online or by calling 503-238-RIDE (7433) and entering the stop ID number. More than 1.3 million calls were made to TransitTracker by phone in February.
Plan your trip online
TriMet's online trip planner makes it easy to plan a trip, with information on travel and walk times, transfers and cost. Visit trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5:3 p.m.