July 10, 2009

TriMet annual ridership figures reach new high

101.5 million trips taken during FY2009

For FY2009, a record 101.5 million trips were taken during the year, a 2.5 percent increase compared to FY2008. Annual trips by mode:  66.2 million trips on buses, 35.2 million on MAX and 125,000 on WES. Average weekday trips by mode: 215,300 bus trips, 107,800 MAX trips and 1,180 WES trips.

For the month of June, there were 8.4 million trips, down 4.3 percent from June 2008. Ridership is impacted by the recession, double-digit unemployment and lower gas prices that were at records levels last year. All ridership categories were down and figures below are compared to June 2008:

Bus, MAX & WES

• Weekly trips were 1,950,200, down 5.5 percent
• Weekday trips were 316,000, down 5.4 percent
• Weekend trips were 370,400, down 5.8 percent
• Rush hour trips were 96,200, down 9.3 percent

Bus

• Weekly bus trips were 1,223,400, down 5.8 percent
• Weekday bus trips were 203,300, down 5.8 percent
• Weekend bus trips were 206,900, down 6.1 percent
• Rush hour bus trips were 63,000, down 10.5 percent

MAX

• Weekly MAX trips were 721,000, down 5.6 percent
• Weekday MAX trips were 111,500, down 5.7 percent
• Weekend MAX trips were 163,500, down 5.5 percent
• Rush hour trips were 32,000, down 10.5 percent

WES (weekday rush hour service)

• Weekly WES trips totaled 5,800
• Weekday trips averaged 1,160 boardings.

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. About 1.4 million calls were made to TransitTracker by phone in June.

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 5:30 p.m.