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Ridership and Service Statistics Ridership and Service Statistics Fourteenth Edition 2014 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Revised July, 2014 YEAR 2014, FOURTEENTH EDITION - CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Introduction About This Book 1 . 1 Service and Infrastructure Profile 1 . 2-7 Accessibility of Rapid Transit and Commuter Rail Stations 1 . 8-9 Chapter 2 - Subway Service Operations Overview and Statistical Highlights 2 . 1 Rapid Transit System Ridership Map 2 . 2 Green Line Branch Ridership Map 2 . 3 Ranked Station Entries and Downtown Transfers 2 . 4 Subway Operations Line Statistics 2 . 5 Subway Operations Fleet Roster 2 . 6 Scheduled Round Trips and Train Miles by Schedule Rating 2 . 7 Rapid Transit Schedule and Span of Service Summary 2 . 8 Red Line Station Entries 2 . 9 Red Line Track Schematic Cambridge-Dorchester Segment 2 . 10 Red Line Track Schematic South Shore Segment 2 . 11 Red Line Route Description 2 . 12 Red Line Location of Stations 2 . 13 Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley: Ridership, Route Description, Station Locations 2 . 14 Mattapan-Ashmont High Speed Trolley Track Schematic 2 . 15 Green Line Subway Station Entries and Surface Ridership 2 . 16-17 Green Line Track Schematic 2 . 18 Green Line Route Description 2 . 19 Green Line Location of Stations 2 . 20 Orange Line Station Entries 2 . 21 Orange Line Track Schematic 2 . 22 Orange Line Route Description 2 . 23 Orange & Blue Line Location of Stations 2 . 24 Blue Line Station Entries 2 . 25 Blue Line Track Schematic 2 . 26 Blue Line Route Description 2 . 27 Equipment at Stations (Red/Green, Orange/Blue Lines) 2 . 28-29 Chapter 3A - Silver Line Operations Overview and Statistical Highlights 3A . 1-3 Silver Line Ridership 3A . 4 Silver Line Map and Wire Schematic 3A . 5 Chapter 3B - Bus Service Operations Overview and Statistical Highlights 3B . 1 Bus Ridership 3B . 2-5 Ridership Ranked by Day/Total Boardings 3B . 6-8 Line Statistics 3B . 9-14 Mileage Book 3B . 15-19 Supplemental Services 3B . 20 Scheduled Round Trips by Schedule Rating Period 3B . 21 Scheduled Vehicle Miles by Schedule Rating Period 3B . 22 Trackless Trolley Overhead Wire Schematic 3B . 23 Fleet Roster 3B . 24 Maintenance and Storage Facilities 3B . 25 File: pi-ii Contents 2014 Chapter 4 - Commuter Rail Operations Overview and Statistical Highlights 4 . 1-2 System Map with Typical Boston Bound Weekday Boardings 4 . 3 Mileage To/From North or South Station 4 . 4 Annual Train & Coach Miles, and Ridership Highlights 4 . 5 Typical Boardings by Route: Weekday/Saturday/Sunday 4 . 6 Typical Weekday Boardings by Station and Ranked 4 . 7-8 Fleet Roster 4 . 9 Service Statistics 4 . 10 Chapter 5A - Ferry Operations Overview 5A . 1 Route Map 5A . 2 Ridership and Vessel Information 5A . 3 Ridership by Route 5A . 4 Chapter 5B - Contracted Bus Services Operations Overview and Ridership Highlights 5B . 1 Annual Ridership and Monthly Ridership by Fiscal Year 5B . 2 Communities Served 5B . 3 Chapter 6 - The RIDE Operations Overview 6 . 1-2 Service Area Map 6 . 3 Service Area Regions and Contractors Information 6 . 4 Trip Origin by Community 6 . 5 Fleet and Growth Since Inception 6 . 6 Chapter 7 - Revenue Assessments to Cities and Towns 7 . 1-3 Fares and Passes 7 . 4-6 Commuter Rail Fare Zones 7 . 7 Chapter 8 - Park-n'-Ride Overview and Statistical Profiles 8 . 1 Rapid Transit Parking Inventory 8 . 2 Bicycle Parking Surface Inventory 8 . 3 Commuter Rail 8 . 4-6 Bus (MBTA and Other) and Water Transportation 8 . 7 Chapter 9 - MBTA District and Service Network Overview and Statistical Profiles 9 . 1 Service District Map 9 . 2 Service District: The 175 Member Communities 9 . 3 Service by Mode and Member Community 9 . 4-6 File: pi-ii Contents 2014 Chapter 1 - Introduction The 2014 edition of MBTA Ridership and Service Statistics (“The Blue Book”) is the fourteenth edition of this compendium. The “Blue Book” was first published in 1988. The MBTA receives frequent inquiries from customers, students, peer transit providers, transportation consultants, government agencies, community organizations, transportation enthusiasts, and the media for information regarding its operations, and this book is intended to address these needs. Additionally, this book serves as a management and analytical tool for MBTA staff. If you have any questions or suggestions for future updates and revisions, please contact Daniel Webber in the Service Planning Unit: by email : [email protected]. by phone: (617) 222-5037, or write to MBTA Blue Book Service Planning Unit 45 High Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110 Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data presented herein, the MBTA assumes no responsibility for errors, typographic and otherwise. Please note, as of July, 2014, minor corrections have been made since the original April, 2014 publication. Information on all MBTA services can be obtained by calling 617-222-3200, 1-800-392- 6100 (outside Mass.), or 617-222-5146 (TTY), or visiting www.mbta.com. This and previous versions of the Blue Book are available to download at: http://www.mbta.com/bluebook File: CH 01 p01 - Introduction MBTA Service and Infrastructure Profile April 2014 MBTA Service District Cities and Towns 175 Size in Square Miles 3,244 Population (2010 Census) 4,812,658 Typical Weekday Ridership (FY 2013) By Line Unlinked Red Line 272,684 Orange Line 203,406 Blue Line 63,225 Total Heavy Rail 539,315 Total Green Line (Light Rail & Trolley) 227,645 Bus (includes Silver Line) 376,227 Silver Line SL1 & SL2 16,056 Silver Line SL4 & SL5 13,783 Trackless Trolley 11,588 Total Bus and Trackless Trolley 387,815 TOTAL MBTA-Provided Urban Service 1,154,775 System Unlinked MBTA - ProvidedProvided UrbanUrban ServiceService 1, 154, 775 Commuter Rail Boardings (Inbound + Outbound) 129,075 Contracted Bus 2,513 Ferry 4,464 THE RIDE Paratransit Trips Delivered 6,823 TOTAL ALL MODES UNLINKED 1,297,650 Notes: Unlinked trips are the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time they board vehicles no matter how many vehicles they use to travel from their origin to their destination. File: CH 01 p02-7 - MBTA Service and Infrastructure Profile 2 Annual Ridership (FY 2013) Unlinked Trips by Mode Heavy Rail - Red Line 84,270,589 Total Heavy Rail - Orange Line 61,002,832 Heavy Rail Heavy Rail - Blue Line 20,091,588 165,365,009 Light Rail (includes Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley) 72,207,726 Bus (includes Silver Line) 111,730,664 Total Rubber Tire Trackless Trolley 3,216,191 114,946,856 TOTAL Subway & Bus/Trackless Trolley 352,519,591 Commuter Rail 35,323,276 THE RIDE Paratransit 2,108,870 Ferry 1,253,167 Contracted Bus 706,826 TOTAL with THE RIDE Paratransit 391,911,730 TOTAL Scheduled Service (Without THE RIDE) 389,802,860 Route Miles (One-Way, Non-Duplicative), April 2014 Red Line (Ashmont and Braintree) 21 Total Heavy Rail Orange Line 11 (Red Orange, Blue) Blue Line 6 38 Green Line 23 B: 4, C: 3, D: 9, Outer E: 2, Inner E: 1, Subway: 4 Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley 3 Total SSubway 64 Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit Silver Line Waterfront Transitway Tunnel (SL1, SL2) 1 Silver Line Waterfront Surface (SL1, SL2) 7 Silver Line SL4 2 Silver Line SL5 2 Total Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit 13 Bus 734 Trackless Trolley 11 Total Bus & Trackless Trolley 745 Commuter Rail 388 Inner Harbor Ferry 1 Commuter Ferry* 37 Total Ferry 38 * Commuter Ferry calculated as mileage one-way from Boston-Hingham, Quincy-Hull, Hull-Logan, and Logan-Boston 700-Series Private Carrier 29 Suburban Bus 114 Total Contracted Bus 143 Total Route Miles 1392 Notes: Route mile figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. File: CH 01 p02-7 - MBTA Service and Infrastructure Profile 3 Routes, April 2014 Subway Red Ashmont (Dorchester), Braintree (South Shore) 2 Orange 1 Blue 1 Green Light Rail B, C, D, E 4 Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley 1 Total Subway 9 Bus (Variations and Supplementals not included) Silver Line SL1 & SL2* 3 Silver Line SL4 & SL5 2 Local, Express, Key, Community, Commuter, Limited Service 163 Crosstown (advertised as CT1, 2, & 3) 3 Trackless Trolley (North Cambridge Carhouse) 3 Total Bus 174 * Includes Route # 746 Tunnel Shuttle Commuter Rail* North Side 5 South Side 9 Total Commuter Rail 14 * Stoughton and Rockport considered distinct routes Ferry Inner Harbor Ferry 1 Commuter Ferry 2 Total Ferry 3 700-Series Private Carrier 4 Suburban Bus 15 Total Contracted Bus 19 TOTAL All Routes 219 File: CH 01 p02-7 - MBTA Service and Infrastructure Profile 4 Scheduled Weekday One-Way Trips (Fall 2013) Subway Train-Trips Red Line 438 Orange Line 324 Blue Line 354 Green Line (B,C,D,E branches) 1177 Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley 326 Total Subway 2,619 MBTA Bus Trips Local, Express, etc. 13,188 Silver Line SL4 & SL5 475 Silver Line SL1 & SL2 647 Trackless Trolley 119 * Total Bus & Trackless Trolley 14,429 Commuter North Side 196 Commuter South Side 292 Total Commuter Rail 488 Ferry Inner Harbor Ferry 78 Commuter Ferry 82 Total Ferry 160 700-Series Private Carrier 279 Suburban Bus 192 Total Contracted Bus 471 Total One-Way Trips 18,167 * fewer Trackless Trolley trips were scheduled in 2013 due to construction projects that require some service to be replaced with diesel buses for approximately two years. MBTA-Provided Park-n'-Ride Spaces (Fall 2013) Subway Red Line 8,595 Orange Line 2,720 Blue Line 3,013 Green Line 2,019 Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley 310 Total Subway 16,657 Bus 200 Commuter Rail Commuter Rail, North Side 4,639 Commuter Rail, South Side 21,338 Total Commuter Rail 25,977 Ferry 1,841 SYSTEM TOTAL 44,675 Selected park-n'-ride facilities NOT operated by the MBTA are listed in Chapter 8.
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