Tag Archives: ridership

In N.M., long haul is easy ride

September 30, 2007 – 5:25 am

New Mexico’s year-old Rail Runner Express [nmrailrunner.com] commuter-train system carries about 3,000 people a day into and out of downtown Albuquerque, removing cars from busy freeways and a lot of stress…Light rail debuts next year between Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. Commuter rail would connect outlying cities such as Buckeye and Queen Creek to metropolitan Phoenix […]

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LA Metrolink facts

July 7, 2007 – 3:46 pm

from the Metrolink Fact Sheet, received May 2007

Metrolink operates 7 routes, serves 54 stations, and covers 388 route-miles (counting only once, track served by multiple routes).
Metrolink operates 145 trains on weekdays, 40 on Saturdays, and 22 on Sundays. Trains average 40 miles per hour.
In December 2006, 40,852 passengers rode Metrolink trains on an average weekday. […]

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