ridership

noun

rid·er·ship ˈrī-dər-ˌship

: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation

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But assaults are up 23% compared with the same period in 2020, just before the pandemic led to a significant drop in subway ridership, which still remains below pre-pandemic levels. —

Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 The answer is now more than 100,000, according to the Florida Department of Transportation, which reported a healthy 12% bump in ridership last year with the annual total now topping 1.2 million. —

Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 Public transit ridership is already trending upward, according to third-quarter 2024 data from the American Public Transportation Association. —

Rudy Salo, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Amtrak has set an ambitious goal of doubling its ridership to 60 million by 2040. —

Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ridership