ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
ˈrī-dər-ˌship 
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
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Savage’s routes include 444, 447 and 495, all which saw growth in 2023 compared to 2022 ridership numbers.
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Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The rail operator set an all-time ridership record of 32.8 million passengers in fiscal 2024.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
As ridership dropped at the start of the pandemic, passengers increasingly complained of ghost buses and trains, long wait times, quality issues like smoking and fears about crime.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The service broke its ridership record in December, providing 103,312 rides.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The rail operator set an all-time ridership record of 32.8 million passengers in fiscal 2024.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
As ridership dropped at the start of the pandemic, passengers increasingly complained of ghost buses and trains, long wait times, quality issues like smoking and fears about crime.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The service broke its ridership record in December, providing 103,312 rides.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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