ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
ˈrī-dər-ˌship 
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
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The subway system — on which the MTA preemptively upped service in anticipation of futboll fans — saw only one major uptick in ridership for the games.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Systemwide, ridership soared to 17,000.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
After all travel dropped during the pandemic, most transit agencies rebounded slowly, but long-distance bus and rail ridership shot back up.
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Lena Guerrero Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The event surpassed transit ridership for Super Bowl LX, also hosted at Levi’s Stadium in February, by more than 6,000 passengers.
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Ekasha Sikka,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Systemwide, ridership soared to 17,000.
—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
After all travel dropped during the pandemic, most transit agencies rebounded slowly, but long-distance bus and rail ridership shot back up.
—
Lena Guerrero Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The event surpassed transit ridership for Super Bowl LX, also hosted at Levi’s Stadium in February, by more than 6,000 passengers.
—
Ekasha Sikka,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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