Average daily ridership for bus and Metro lines: 1, 394, 490
Average daily ridership, bus lines only: 1,157,643*
*(includes transfers and roundtrip fares)
Average daily ridership, Metro lines only: 236,847
Red Line: 112, 021
Blue Line: 74,406
Green Line: 35,847
Gold Line: 14,573
MTA bus/rail passes sold:
Monthly ($42): 55,000
Semi-monthly ($21): 56,000
Senior/disabled ($12): 90,000
College/vocational ($30): 7,000
Students, K-12 ($20): 25,000
Busiest bus line: Vermont Line 204
Average weekday passengers: 27,000
Annual passengers: 13 million
Amount spent by MTA on bus operations
per month: over $100 million
Amount MTA estimates it saved
during 35-day strike: $7.5 million
Amount mechanics-union president Neil Silver estimates MTA saved during strike: $20-$25 million
Amount Neil Silver says he makes per year: $66,000
Amount it costs MTA to run bus service, per hour: $102.41
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