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Ridership growing in corridors with fast, frequent service

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 5, 2020

Ridership continues to rise in corridors with fast, frequent service. The METRO Green Line and METRO A Line each set annual ridership records in 2019. Ridership in the corridor served by the METRO C Line, which opened in June, increased by [...]

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Final Four leads to record light rail ridership

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 18, 2019

The METRO Blue and Green lines each set single-day ridership records on Monday, April 8, when the NCAA Men’s Final Four championship game was held at U.S. Bank Stadium. There were 62,686 rides provided on the Blue Line and 68,210 rides on the [...]

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Light rail, Bus Rapid Transit lines set annual ridership records

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 11, 2019

It was another record-setting year for Metro Transit’s light rail and Bus Rapid Transit lines. The Green Line, Blue Line and A Line each saw their highest annual ridership ever in 2018, breaking records that were set just a year [...]

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Green Line continues to see record-breaking ridership

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 16, 2018

The Green Line had its busiest month ever in October, keeping the light rail line on pace to set another annual ridership record. More than 1.4 million rides were taken last month, topping the previous high, set in September, by more than 127,000 [...]

Ridership State Fair

Record State Fair attendance leads to lots of rides

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 7, 2018

A record number of Minnesota State Fair attendees took transit to and from the fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 1, when the fair also saw its busiest day ever. More than 83,500 rides were provided on State Fair Express Buses and regular routes [...]

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