Metro light rail ridership numbers – November 09’

METRO just published year to date and monthly light rail ridership numbers showing total weekly boardings  of 40,211 for this past month which is the second highest average weekday number of the year. Total boardings  for November of 2009 came in at 1,003,503. METRO sounds pretty happy with the million plus number. A breakdown from the past year is as follows:

January total ridership 911,883

Avg Weekday 30,617 Avg Saturday 31,331 Avg Sunday/Holiday 23,815

February total ridership 908,052

Avg Weekday 35,277 Avg Saturday 31,417 Avg Sunday/Holiday19,212

March total ridership 972,962

Avg Weekday 34,376 Avg Saturday 28,537 Avg Sunday/Holiday 20,508

April total ridership 1,044,135

Avg Weekday 37,386 Avg Saturday 32,720 Avg Sunday/Holiday 22,694

May total ridership 928,259

Avg Weekday 33,553 Avg Saturday 27,176 Avg Sunday/Holiday 20,219

June total ridership 815,566

Avg Weekday 29,469 Avg Saturday 24,372 Avg Sunday/Holiday 17,440

July total ridership 750,551

Avg Weekday 26,554 Avg Saturday 22,650 Avg Sunday/Holiday 15,151

August total ridership 882,328

Avg Weekday 33,111 Avg Saturday 22,575 Avg Sunday/Holiday 14,823

September total ridership 1,054,286

Avg Weekday 40,772 Avg Saturday 28,612 Avg Sunday/Holiday 16,726

October total ridership 1,124,924

Avg Weekday 41,077 Avg Saturday 30,517 Avg Sunday/Holiday 17,160

November total ridership 1,003,503

Avg Weekday 40,211 Avg Saturday 27,129 Avg Sunday/Holiday 15,128