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Average Weekday NYC Transit Bus Ridership

Route
 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2011-2012 Change
 2012 Rank*
Brooklyn Local Routes
B1
 20,167 20,457 19,867 19,636 18,717 19,141 +424 +2.3% 27
B2
 3,101 2,999 2,826 2,693 2,591 2,507 -84 -3.2% 159
B3
 14,632 14,553 14,400 13,577 12,958 13,011 +53 +0.4% 59
B4
 5,860 5,826 5,788 5,083 4,643 4,675 +32 +0.7% 135
B6
 43,039 44,383 43,529 42,727 41,765 42,274 +510 +1.2% 4
B7
 6,868 7,049 6,604 6,170 5,951 5,981 +30 +0.5% 125
B8
 23,898 23,671 22,237 20,554 19,645 19,394 -250 -1.3% 26
B9
 15,440 15,557 15,047 14,357 13,441 13,522 +81 +0.6% 54
B11
 13,462 13,339 12,747 12,208 11,722 11,550 -172 -1.5% 77
B12
 21,649 21,966 21,176 19,380 17,954 17,634 -321 -1.8% 31
B13
 6,892 6,861 6,309 5,464 5,115 5,387 +272 +5.3% 129
B14
 7,773 7,962 7,776 7,765 7,571 7,375 -197 -2.6% 110
B15
 22,641 22,702 22,533 22,370 21,985 22,384 +398 +1.8% 22
B16
 7,925 7,808 7,581 7,365 6,959 6,738 -221 -3.2% 117
B17
 14,488 14,705 13,994 13,427 13,250 12,707 -543 -4.1% 61
B20
 8,620 8,889 8,541 8,225 8,000 8,237 +236 +3.0% 102
B23 1
 1,572 1,552 1,461 664 0 0      
B24
 3,434 3,327 3,192 2,849 2,614 2,604 -11 -0.4% 157
B25
 12,109 12,400 12,755 11,807 11,205 10,771 -435 -3.9% 82
B26
 11,495 11,116 10,665 10,426 10,145 10,464 +319 +3.1% 87
B31
 2,626 2,765 2,775 2,753 2,722 2,774 +52 +1.9% 154
B35
 38,078 39,522 38,511 36,561 35,680 35,908 +228 +0.6% 8
B36
 16,332 16,594 16,670 16,096 15,030 14,954 -75 -0.5% 48
B37 1
 3,602 3,506 3,167 1,436 0 0      
B38
 23,015 22,771 21,760 20,906 20,663 21,351 +688 +3.3% 24
B39 1
 1,510 1,356 1,185 510 0 0      
B41
 39,129 38,965 38,160 35,887 33,898 33,882 -16 -0.0% 9
B42
 4,744 4,704 4,693 4,587 4,473 4,468 -4 -0.1% 136
B43
 12,751 12,186 11,850 11,579 10,787 11,117 +330 +3.1% 79
B44
 40,961 41,325 41,121 40,790 39,516 39,661 +146 +0.4% 5
B45
 9,004 9,060 8,463 7,794 7,201 6,851 -350 -4.9% 116
B46
 52,204 52,635 51,128 49,673 47,858 48,197 +339 +0.7% 2
B47
 13,154 13,048 12,380 11,977 11,691 11,949 +259 +2.2% 72
B48
 6,046 5,723 5,505 4,205 3,145 2,671 -473 -15.0% 156
B49
 17,787 17,131 17,399 17,116 15,506 15,310 -196 -1.3% 45
B51 1
 875 926 883 415 0 0      
B52
 14,650 14,608 13,839 12,971 12,586 13,016 +430 +3.4% 58
B54
 12,125 12,285 12,110 11,737 11,875 11,917 +42 +0.4% 73
B57
 5,796 5,626 5,409 5,555 5,993 6,199 +207 +3.4% 121
B60
 15,047 14,697 14,177 12,842 11,969 11,573 -396 -3.3% 76
B61 3
 19,086 17,776 17,457 7,766 11,378 11,971 +593 +5.2% 71
B62 3
 0 0 0 11,713 10,899 10,623 -276 -2.5% 83
B63
 14,671 14,107 13,037 12,476 12,441 12,672 +230 +1.9% 62
B64
 6,546 6,612 6,617 6,066 5,581 5,118 -464 -8.3% 131
B65
 5,334 4,680 4,655 4,115 3,810 3,795 -15 -0.4% 148
B67
 7,005 6,826 6,528 5,256 4,200 4,067 -133 -3.2% 145
B68
 18,111 18,104 17,868 16,757 15,465 15,218 -247 -1.6% 47
B69
 2,313 2,281 2,266 2,712 3,572 3,705 +133 +3.7% 149
B70
 4,639 4,758 4,741 5,054 5,637 6,074 +436 +7.7% 124
B71 1
 971 1,053 1,036 485 0 0      
B74
 3,718 4,184 4,188 4,295 4,357 4,443 +86 +2.0% 138
B75 1
 3,579 3,500 3,304 1,432 0 0      
B77 1
 4,197 4,291 3,963 1,858 0 0      
B82
 29,159 29,100 27,661 27,307 27,068 27,383 +315 +1.2% 15
B83
 8,486 9,280 9,286 8,970 8,579 8,291 -288 -3.4% 100
B OTHER
 654 156 154 204 245 259 +14    
Brooklyn Local
 722,970 723,264 702,974 668,604 640,056 641,773 +1,717 +0.3%  
Bronx Local Routes
Bx1/2
 41,669 40,812 39,353 39,977 38,891 38,334 -557 -1.4% 6
Bx3
 15,833 16,281 16,318 16,495 15,800 15,710 -90 -0.6% 42
Bx4
 13,257 13,523 12,851 12,735 12,141 11,901 -240 -2.0% 74
Bx5
 12,747 13,419 13,032 12,861 12,186 12,269 +82 +0.7% 69
Bx6
 21,666 22,689 21,901 21,593 22,146 23,467 +1,321 +6.0% 20
Bx7
 13,673 14,057 13,969 14,441 14,771 14,163 -608 -4.1% 51
Bx8
 7,027 7,354 7,174 7,135 6,763 7,079 +316 +4.7% 111
Bx9
 26,815 27,299 26,598 27,600 26,868 27,123 +255 +1.0% 16
Bx10
 10,091 10,072 10,040 10,353 10,500 10,560 +60 +0.6% 84
Bx11
 12,804 13,432 13,636 13,711 13,312 14,127 +815 +6.1% 52
Bx12Lcl/SBS
 42,219 44,034 45,495 45,269 45,436 47,037 +1,601 +3.5% 3
Bx13
 9,937 9,982 10,035 10,509 10,437 10,187 -251 -2.4% 89
Bx14 1
 2,507 2,583 2,678 1,309 0 0      
Bx15
 24,229 24,397 23,335 21,948 20,096 21,517 +1,421 +7.1% 23
Bx16
 5,769 6,610 7,083 7,678 7,566 7,784 +218 +2.9% 105
Bx17
 10,906 11,359 11,061 10,702 10,075 10,505 +429 +4.3% 86
Bx18
 1,647 1,659 1,642 1,773 1,720 1,731 +11 +0.6% 163
Bx19
 32,943 33,551 32,272 32,203 30,712 31,561 +849 +2.8% 10
Bx20
 1,876 1,868 1,897 1,441 948 888 -60 -6.3% 172
Bx21
 16,151 16,548 15,587 15,349 15,148 15,797 +650 +4.3% 41
Bx22
 17,212 17,632 16,929 16,895 15,700 15,523 -177 -1.1% 44
Bx24 4
 0 0 0 0 326 424 +98 +29.9% 177
Bx25/26
 8,432 8,824 8,682 8,222 7,636 7,825 +189 +2.5% 104
Bx27
 7,481 7,619 7,295 7,034 7,591 7,589 -2 -0.0% 108
Bx28/38
 16,016 16,438 16,471 16,343 15,373 16,081 +708 +4.6% 38
Bx29
 2,384 2,359 2,436 2,635 2,669 2,601 -68 -2.6% 158
Bx30
 8,339 8,723 8,574 9,264 9,492 9,655 +163 +1.7% 94
Bx31
 11,414 11,934 11,462 11,197 10,371 10,380 +9 +0.1% 88
Bx32
 6,276 5,802 6,383 6,697 6,593 7,005 +412 +6.2% 113
Bx33
 3,566 3,790 3,518 3,380 3,238 3,210 -28 -0.9% 152
Bx34
 4,949 5,108 4,886 4,740 4,498 4,434 -64 -1.4% 139
Bx35
 13,159 14,364 14,290 15,097 15,459 16,787 +1,328 +8.6% 35
Bx36
 30,424 30,865 29,651 30,242 29,751 30,618 +867 +2.9% 11
Bx39
 12,445 12,991 12,824 14,818 16,423 17,146 +723 +4.4% 34
Bx40/42
 27,908 28,477 27,570 27,451 25,996 26,640 +644 +2.5% 17
Bx41
 27,525 27,733 26,572 23,434 19,248 18,947 -301 -1.6% 28
Bx55
 16,433 16,475 15,871 15,223 13,556 12,631 -925 -6.8% 64
Bx OTHER
 291 68 129 124 219 214 -5    
Bronx Local
 538,020 550,732 539,499 537,876 519,655 529,446 +9,791 +1.9%  
Manhattan Local Routes
M1
 15,612 16,381 15,762 14,792 13,275 13,402 +127 +1.0% 56
M2
 14,786 14,094 13,742 13,512 12,621 11,985 -636 -5.0% 70
M3
 18,542 17,723 17,248 16,412 15,433 15,601 +169 +1.1% 43
M4
 23,463 23,083 22,309 21,380 20,443 20,310 -133 -0.7% 25
M5
 11,838 11,847 11,832 13,961 14,491 13,914 -577 -4.0% 53
M6 1
 5,139 5,155 4,451 1,978 0 0      
M7
 16,120 16,789 17,217 17,456 16,557 16,737 +180 +1.1% 36
M8
 3,147 3,008 2,798 2,614 2,377 2,307 -71 -3.0% 160
M9
 5,562 5,696 5,819 4,810 4,131 4,283 +152 +3.7% 142
M10
 11,225 10,955 10,767 9,442 8,283 8,269 -14 -0.2% 101
M11
 14,406 13,966 13,691 13,125 12,331 12,489 +158 +1.3% 67
M14
 39,057 38,883 37,712 37,405 35,997 36,939 +942 +2.6% 7
M15Lcl/SBS
 57,582 56,490 53,073 51,461 55,859 57,557 +1,698 +3.0% 1
M18 1
 942 897 939 494 0 0      
M20
 5,053 4,798 3,992 4,108 4,113 3,985 -128 -3.1% 146
M21
 1,977 1,926 1,909 1,512 1,254 1,239 -15 -1.2% 170
M22
 4,461 4,374 4,234 4,150 3,559 3,192 -367 -10.3% 153
M23
 19,282 18,831 17,611 16,238 15,124 14,898 -225 -1.5% 49
M27 1
 3,463 3,107 2,806 1,293 0 0      
M30 1
 1,663 1,576 1,322 595 0 0      
M31
 14,192 13,353 12,397 12,365 11,529 11,041 -488 -4.2% 80
M34
 17,536 17,270 17,284 18,092 18,181 18,543 +362 +2.0% 29
M35
 2,330 2,308 2,317 2,119 1,817 1,599 -217 -12.0% 167
M42
 13,079 13,021 12,795 14,009 15,090 14,829 -261 -1.7% 50
M50
 4,217 3,968 3,904 3,905 3,562 3,383 -179 -5.0% 150
M57
 8,614 8,616 8,463 8,171 7,601 7,485 -116 -1.5% 109
M60
 14,408 15,108 16,216 16,490 16,147 17,358 +1,212 +7.5% 33
M66
 14,604 14,412 14,031 13,951 12,835 12,962 +127 +1.0% 60
M72
 6,963 6,769 6,543 6,803 6,711 6,861 +150 +2.2% 115
M79
 19,627 19,195 18,874 18,211 17,391 17,520 +128 +0.7% 32
M86
 28,999 28,455 27,287 26,028 25,300 25,431 +131 +0.5% 18
M96
 16,233 15,916 15,254 15,578 16,136 15,870 -266 -1.6% 40
M98
 3,642 3,633 3,464 2,943 2,141 2,068 -73 -3.4% 162
M100
 17,692 18,066 17,285 17,307 16,261 16,038 -223 -1.4% 39
M101
 36,195 35,464 33,968 32,266 29,635 29,341 -295 -1.0% 13
M102
 17,637 17,678 16,972 16,951 15,917 15,284 -632 -4.0% 46
M103
 15,763 15,299 14,937 14,321 12,911 12,548 -364 -2.8% 66
M104
 23,350 22,245 21,092 17,437 12,626 11,751 -874 -6.9% 75
M106
 1,996 1,946 1,876 1,922 1,777 2,134 +357 +20.1% 161
M116
 8,200 8,618 8,592 9,046 8,965 9,314 +349 +3.9% 96
M OTHER
 333 109 140 138 298 354 +56    
Manhattan Local
 558,928 551,025 532,925 514,788 488,675 488,821 +146 +0.0%  
Queens Local Routes
Q1
 5,098 5,215 4,825 4,810 4,731 4,799 +68 +1.4% 134
Q2
 6,473 6,490 6,291 6,302 6,077 6,117 +40 +0.7% 122
Q3
 9,588 9,931 9,420 9,592 9,712 9,772 +60 +0.6% 93
Q4
 11,086 11,445 11,079 10,818 10,568 10,527 -41 -0.4% 85
Q5
 12,400 12,876 12,613 12,620 12,704 12,671 -33 -0.3% 63
Q12
 10,166 10,292 10,220 10,574 10,828 11,201 +373 +3.4% 78
Q13
 8,744 8,985 8,486 8,901 9,111 9,097 -14 -0.1% 98
Q14 1
 1,969 2,058 1,954 985 0 0      
Q15
 4,511 4,795 4,670 5,175 5,615 5,727 +112 +2.0% 127
Q16
 3,676 3,900 3,659 3,819 3,982 4,112 +129 +3.2% 144
Q17
 18,795 18,958 18,728 19,253 19,105 18,447 -658 -3.4% 30
Q20
 15,144 15,202 13,692 13,479 13,150 13,427 +277 +2.1% 55
Q24
 11,013 11,295 10,440 9,273 8,270 7,917 -354 -4.3% 103
Q26
 2,030 2,084 2,038 1,783 1,509 1,481 -28 -1.8% 169
Q27
 22,293 23,037 23,219 24,147 24,567 25,033 +466 +1.9% 19
Q28
 10,183 10,511 10,066 10,229 9,956 9,871 -85 -0.9% 92
Q30
 9,314 9,575 9,616 9,576 9,679 9,899 +220 +2.3% 91
Q31
 6,250 6,499 6,224 6,400 6,320 6,089 -232 -3.7% 123
Q32
 14,193 14,118 13,486 13,046 12,271 12,290 +19 +0.2% 68
Q36
 5,993 5,966 5,625 5,502 5,444 5,620 +175 +3.2% 128
Q42
 1,328 1,339 1,277 1,095 912 877 -35 -3.9% 173
Q43
 16,133 16,687 16,191 15,995 16,008 16,129 +121 +0.8% 37
Q44
 23,806 24,568 25,213 26,749 28,143 29,617 +1,473 +5.2% 12
Q46
 21,942 22,321 21,632 22,346 22,593 22,911 +318 +1.4% 21
Q48
 3,009 3,035 2,747 2,713 2,629 2,730 +102 +3.9% 155
Q54
 12,992 12,632 12,049 11,917 12,073 12,565 +492 +4.1% 65
Q55
 8,007 8,160 7,936 7,681 7,591 7,615 +24 +0.3% 107
Q56
 10,108 10,409 9,849 9,603 9,267 8,902 -365 -3.9% 99
Q58
 27,176 28,225 27,457 26,906 26,563 27,804 +1,241 +4.7% 14
Q59
 6,841 6,806 6,691 6,790 6,965 7,056 +91 +1.3% 112
Q74 1
 1,913 1,975 1,869 910 0 0      
Q75 1
 1,015 1,013 939 479 0 0      
Q76
 5,888 6,035 5,673 5,679 5,818 5,867 +50 +0.9% 126
Q77
 6,769 6,998 6,837 6,756 6,678 6,682 +4 +0.1% 118
Q79 1
 586 624 596 268 0 0      
Q83
 9,726 9,910 9,459 9,428 9,361 9,461 +99 +1.1% 95
Q84
 5,147 5,205 5,066 4,903 4,897 5,037 +139 +2.8% 132
Q85
 12,660 12,966 12,690 12,619 12,822 13,022 +201 +1.6% 57
Q88
 10,897 11,214 10,854 10,965 10,803 10,942 +139 +1.3% 81
Q OTHER
 304 120 125 130 119 584 +466    
Queens Local
 375,166 383,476 371,498 370,217 366,844 371,898 +5,054 +1.4%  
Staten Island Local Routes
S40/90
 4,579 4,697 4,574 4,572 4,559 4,415 -143 -3.1% 140
S42
 1,886 1,912 1,895 1,374 906 813 -92 -10.2% 174
S44/94
 7,159 7,269 6,937 6,973 6,755 6,630 -126 -1.9% 119
S46/96
 7,405 7,687 7,517 7,404 7,126 6,986 -139 -2.0% 114
S48/98
 7,839 8,078 7,830 7,723 7,765 7,645 -120 -1.6% 106
S51/81
 4,748 4,786 4,585 4,450 4,364 4,268 -96 -2.2% 143
S52
 3,164 3,245 3,132 3,243 3,259 3,263 +3 +0.1% 151
S53
 8,900 9,342 9,393 9,579 9,763 10,012 +249 +2.5% 90
S54
 1,808 1,896 1,758 1,712 1,621 1,515 -106 -6.5% 168
S55
 322 475 534 581 529 555 +26 +4.9% 176
S56
 748 801 795 727 661 635 -25 -3.8% 175
S57
 1,715 1,728 1,611 1,554 1,472 1,628 +156 +10.6% 166
S59
 4,324 4,281 4,009 4,030 4,000 3,878 -123 -3.1% 147
S60 1
 185 176 162 78 0 0      
S61/91
 4,278 4,403 4,223 4,394 4,534 4,461 -73 -1.6% 137
S62/92
 5,488 5,413 4,822 4,851 4,923 4,949 +26 +0.5% 133
S66
 2,000 2,068 1,959 1,901 1,825 1,722 -104 -5.7% 164
S67 1
 707 729 687 324 0 0      
S74/84
 5,895 5,893 5,652 5,692 5,479 5,320 -159 -2.9% 130
S76/86
 4,810 4,929 4,773 4,667 4,436 4,321 -115 -2.6% 141
S78
 6,762 6,818 6,557 6,430 6,344 6,385 +40 +0.6% 120
S79
 8,407 8,705 8,659 8,968 8,969 9,170 +201 +2.2% 97
S89
 215 854 909 876 901 927 +25 +2.8% 171
S93
 931 1,196 1,297 1,492 1,646 1,694 +48 +2.9% 165
S OTHER
 228 91 98 105 122 223 +101    
Staten Is Local
 94,503 97,470 94,367 93,701 91,960 91,415 -545 -0.6%  
Express Routes
X1
 6,296 6,482 6,358 6,181 5,966 6,241 +276 +4.6% 1
X2
 1,481 1,485 1,359 1,390 1,517 1,647 +130 +8.6% 10
X3
 566 535 501 606 689 680 -10 -1.4% 21
X4
 706 702 656 701 711 693 -18 -2.6% 20
X5
 1,904 1,960 1,852 1,907 1,990 1,999 +9 +0.4% 8
X6 1
 1,012 980 909 453 0 0      
X7
 886 901 830 1,255 1,732 1,876 +144 +8.3% 9
X8
 1,197 1,228 1,151 1,160 1,076 997 -78 -7.3% 15
X9
 808 779 751 944 1,060 1,143 +83 +7.8% 13
X10
 2,884 3,016 2,832 2,903 3,009 3,124 +115 +3.8% 4
X11
 939 986 955 964 939 909 -30 -3.2% 16
X12/42
 2,198 2,322 2,231 2,240 2,255 2,303 +48 +2.1% 6
X13 1
 394 379 349 163 0 0      
X14
 727 724 715 895 1,094 1,053 -41 -3.7% 14
X15
 1,230 1,262 1,265 1,283 1,336 1,245 -91 -6.8% 11
X16 1
 339 324 346 172 0 0      
X17
 5,426 5,671 5,496 5,582 5,765 5,906 +141 +2.4% 2
X18 1
 319 342 303 137 0 0      
X19
 1,065 1,185 1,215 1,224 1,231 1,161 -70 -5.7% 12
X20 1
 65 62 59 24 0 0      
X22
 1,803 1,923 1,804 1,757 1,896 2,034 +138 +7.3% 7
X25 1
 32 31 22 11 0 0      
X27/37
 3,660 3,684 3,453 3,185 3,117 3,297 +180 +5.8% 3
X28/38
 3,665 3,653 3,343 3,087 3,046 3,100 +54 +1.8% 5
X29 1
 643 602 534 254 0 0      
X30
 809 868 821 818 842 879 +37 +4.4% 17
X31
 874 884 767 733 730 739 +8 +1.1%  
X32 1
 24 29 50 20 0 0      
X51 1
 441 424 366 158 0 0      
X63
 786 784 759 728 720 711 -9 -1.2% 19
X64
 472 492 443 408 399 407 +8 +2.1% 23
X68
 681 693 652 603 591 605 +14 +2.3% 22
X90 1
 845 753 665 284 0 0      
X Other
 0 0 48 33 15 5 -10    
Express Total
 45,176 46,146 43,857 42,262 41,725 42,754 +1,029 +2.5%  
System Totals
Brooklyn Local
 722,970 723,264 702,974 668,604 640,056 641,773 +1,717 +0.3%  
Bronx Local
 538,020 550,732 539,499 537,876 519,655 529,446 +9,791 +1.9%  
Manhattan Local
 558,928 551,025 532,925 514,788 488,675 488,821 +146 +0.0%  
Queens Local
 375,166 383,476 371,498 370,217 366,844 371,898 +5,054 +1.4%  
Staten Is Local
 94,503 97,470 94,367 93,701 91,960 91,415 -545 -0.6%  
Local System Adj
 2,399 2,112 2,018 1,854 2,918 3,160 +242 +8.3%  
Local Total
 2,291,985 2,308,078 2,243,282 2,187,040 2,110,107 2,126,513 +16,406 +0.8%  
 
Brooklyn Exp
 7,967 7,939 7,329 6,526 6,163 6,396 +234 +3.8%  
Manhattan Exp
 877 784 687 295 0 0      
Queens Exp
 2,404 2,422 2,269 1,917 1,710 1,723 +13 +0.8%  
Staten Is Exp
 33,928 35,001 33,524 33,491 33,838 34,629 +792 +2.3%  
Exp Special/Adj
 -9 -34 7 -12 59 49 -10 -16.9%  
Express Total
 45,167 46,112 43,816 42,217 41,769 42,798 +1,029 +2.5%  
 
Brooklyn Total
 730,937 731,204 710,304 675,130 646,218 648,169 +1,951 +0.3%  
Bronx Total
 538,020 550,732 539,499 537,876 519,655 529,446 +9,791 +1.9%  
Manhattan Total
 559,805 551,809 533,660 515,116 488,690 488,826 +137 +0.0%  
Queens Total
 377,570 385,898 373,768 372,134 368,554 373,621 +5,067 +1.4%  
Staten Is Total
 128,431 132,471 127,890 127,192 125,798 126,045 +247 +0.2%  
Adjustments
 2,389 2,077 1,977 1,808 2,962 3,203 +241 +8.1%  
Grand Total
 2,337,153 2,354,190 2,287,098 2,229,257 2,151,877 2,169,311 +17,434 +0.8%  

 

* Ranks are among 177 local and 23 express routes

1 Route eliminated on June 27, 2010

2 Weekend service discontinued on June 27, 2010

3 The B61 route was split into the B61 and B62 routes on January 3, 2010

4 The Bx24 route began operating on January 2, 2011

5 Weekend service restored on July 3, 2011

6 Weekend service began oeprating on September 2, 2012

7 Weekend service on B2 and X27 and Sunday service on X17 began operating on September 30, 2012

 

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