L.A. Metro rail ridership up 7.5% in June
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefLos Angeles Metro announced that its rail ridership in June was up 7.5% over June 2009 with 326,663 average weekday boardings.
The Gold Line recorded 37,270 average weekday boardings in June vs. 24,219 in June 2009, due mainly to the opening of the Eastside Extension between Union Station and East Los Angeles.
Metro posted an 0.2% gain in bus ridership in June with 1,156,866 average weekday boardings.
