SkyTrain has the best track record for attracting ridership in North America, with the highest ridership per km for a non-heavy-rail system.

Data is from the American Public Transit Association (Q3 2014) unless stated

City	System name (type)	Weekday daily boardings	Daily boardings per mile
Vancouver	SkyTrain (driverless)	377,900 (highest)	8,870 (highest)
Calgary	C-Train (LRT)	310,700	8,510
Boston	MBTA light rail (LRT)	214,500	8,250
Edmonton	Light Rail Transit (LRT)	98,144*	7,550
Toronto	Streetcar (on-street)	281,900	5,525
San Francisco	Muni Metro (LRT)	145,500	4,076
Houston	METRORail (LRT)	45,700	3,571
Newark	Newark/Hudson Bergen LRT	72,939**	3,143
Minneapolis	METRO Light Rail (LRT)	64,500	2,938
Los Angeles	Metro Rail (LRT)	203,400	2,892
Seattle	Link Light Rail (LRT)	40,300	2,330
Portland	MAX, Streetcar (LRT)	113,900	2,330
San Diego	Trolley (LRT)	124,100	2,320
Phoenix	Valley Metro (LRT)	41,200	2,060

*              Q3 numbers were not reported. Data from Edmonton Transit, collected during the same period, is used instead. See: www.edmonton.ca/transportation/RoadsTraffic/2014LRT_PassengerCountReport.pdf
**            Q3 numbers were not reported. NJ Transit’s own FY2014 data is used instead (same number is reported in APTA’s Q4 ridership report). See: https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/FactsAtaGlance.pdf

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About SkyTrain for Surrey

SkyTrain for Surrey is a local grassroots organization calling for a SkyTrain and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network instead of the currently-proposed on-street Light Rail system in Surrey. Our campaign has called on decision-makers to build the Langley Extension of the SkyTrain Expo Line, in conjunction with an extension of the 96 B-Line to Coquitlam Centre and White Rock.

Our campaign directors: Daryl Dela Cruz (Surrey, chair), Benedic Dasalla (Surrey), Jacky Au (Surrey), Spencer Whitney (Langley)

For further information

Daryl Dela Cruz, Campaign Chair, Phone: +1 604 329 3529, E-mail: [email protected]