ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
ˈrī-dər-ˌship 
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
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Weekday ridership averaged 938,000 in October across all its services, including subway, commuter rail, bus, ferry, and paratransit.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Speaking at Grand Central Madison, Hochul said ridership is up and crime is down.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But achieving strength in numbers elsewhere has been difficult, especially in metro Denver, where the total annual ridership on RTD buses and trains has plummeted from 106 million in 2019 to around 60 million.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Federal Transit Administration statistics released Friday showed that in October, light rail ridership was down 8%, according to WFAE.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Speaking at Grand Central Madison, Hochul said ridership is up and crime is down.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But achieving strength in numbers elsewhere has been difficult, especially in metro Denver, where the total annual ridership on RTD buses and trains has plummeted from 106 million in 2019 to around 60 million.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Federal Transit Administration statistics released Friday showed that in October, light rail ridership was down 8%, according to WFAE.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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