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May 17, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Bus and Trolleybus Statistics  

20 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agencies

20 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agencies Ranked by Unlinked Passenger Trips, Fiscal Year 2004 (Thousands)

RANK TRANSIT AGENCY URBANIZED AREA (Primary City) PASSENGER TRIPS

1

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

New York, NY

893,390.1

2

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

Los Angeles, CA

329,875.3

3

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

Chicago, IL

294,030.8

4

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Auth

Philadelphia, PA

187,530.0

5

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

San Francisco, CA

162,687.5

 

   Bus

 

87,471.7

 

   Trolleybus

 

75,215.8

6

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

New York, NY

149,619.6

7

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington, DC

146,010.3

8

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Boston, MA

119,262.0

 

   Bus

 

115,628.1

 

   Trolleybus

 

3,633.9

9

King County DOT - King County Metro

Seattle, WA

98,250.2

 

   Bus

 

75,472.7

 

   Trolleybus

 

22,777.5

10

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Houston, TX

87,940.5

11

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Baltimore, MD

86,818.8

12

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

Miami, FL

75,137.4

13

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Denver, CO

71,338.1

14

GTJC (Transit Alliance)

New York, NY

69,759.3

15

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

Los Angeles, CA

67,551.9

16

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Atlanta, GA

66,762.0

17

Tri-County Metropolitan Trp District of Oregon

Portland, OR

65,938.5

18

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

San Francisco, CA

64,663.4

19

City and County of Honolulu Dept of Trp Services

Honolulu, HI

61,298.0

20

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Dallas, TX

58,901.9

 

20 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agencies Ranked by Number of Revenue Vehicles, Fiscal Year 2004 (Thousands)

RANK TRANSIT AGENCY URBANIZED AREA (Primary City) REVENUE VEHICLES

1

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

New York, NY

4,509

2

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

Los Angeles, CA

2,570

3

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

New York, NY

2,287

4

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

Chicago, IL

2,049

5

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington, DC

1,437

6

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texa

Houston, TX

1,434

7

King County DOT - King County Metro

Seattle, WA

1,398

 

   Bus

 

1,250

 

   Trolleybus

 

148

8

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Philadelphia, PA

1,356

9

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Boston, MA

1,202

 

   Bus

 

1,162

 

   Trolleybus

 

40

10

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Denver, CO

1,099

11

Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority)

Pittsburgh, PA

1,066

12

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Dallas, TX

1,047

13

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Baltimore, MD

930

14

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

San Francisco, CA

861

 

   Bus

 

495

 

   Trolleybus

 

366

15

Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN

852

16

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

Miami, FL

819

17

Pace - Suburban Bus Division (PACE)

Chicago, IL

736

18

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Atlanta, GA

683

19

GTJC (Transit Alliance)

New York, NY

677

20

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)

San Francisco, CA

674

 

20 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agencies Ranked by Vehicle Revenue Miles, Fiscal Year 2004 (Thousands)

RANK TRANSIT AGENCY URBANIZED AREA (Primary City) VEHICLE MILES

1

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

New York, NY

103,665.1

2

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

Los Angeles, CA

82,498.3

3

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

New York, NY

74,146.4

4

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

Chicago, IL

66,572.0

5

King County DOT - King County Metro

Seattle, WA

46,381.7

 

   Bus

 

42,855.6

 

   Trolleybus

 

3,526.1

6

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

Houston, TX

44,097.5

7

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Philadelphia, PA

40,133.9

8

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Denver, CO

39,028.6

9

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington, DC

38,901.3

10

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

Miami, FL

31,100.5

11

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Dallas, TX

28,666.6

12

Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority)

Pittsburgh, PA

28,049.9

13

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Atlanta, GA

25,646.1

14

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Boston, MA

24,964.7

 

   Bus

 

24,298.4

 

   Trolleybus

 

666.4

15

Tri-County Metropolitan Trp District of Oregon

Portland, OR

24,013.6

16

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Baltimore, MD

23,672.9

17

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

Los Angeles, CA

23,305.7

18

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)

San Francisco, CA

22,364.2

19

Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN

21,841.5

20

Pace - Suburban Bus Division (PACE)

Chicago, IL

20,507.3

 

20 Largest Bus and Trolleybus Agencies Ranked by Passenger Miles, Fiscal Year 2004 (Thousands)

RANK TRANSIT AGENCY URBANIZED AREA (Primary City) PASSENGER MILES

1

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)

New York, NY

1,574,309.0

2

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth

Los Angeles, CA

1,269,311.4

3

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)

New York, NY

930,478.0

4

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

Chicago, IL

788,665.6

5

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Philadelphia, PA

543,311.5

6

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

Houston, TX

504,902.6

7

King County DOT - King County Metro

Seattle, WA

499,999.9

 

   Bus

 

457,908.2

 

   Trolleybus

 

42,091.8

8

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington, DC

436,436.7

9

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Baltimore, MD

349,765.8

10

Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Denver, CO

344,959.9

11

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)

San Francisco, CA

302,066.3

 

   Bus

 

190,034.6

 

   Trolleybus

 

112,031.7

12

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT)

Miami, FL

296,888.7

13

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Boston, MA

290,675.0

 

   Bus

 

282,327.4

 

   Trolleybus

 

8,347.5

14

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Atlanta, GA

277,747.0

15

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

Los Angeles, CA

268,845.2

16

City and County of Honolulu DOT Services

Honolulu, HI

267,648.5

17

Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority)

Pittsburgh, PA

250,052.9

18

Tri-County Metropolitan Trp District of Oregon

Portland, OR

241,598.4

19

Academy Lines, Inc.

New York, NY

226,488.7

20

Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN

221,435.4

Source: Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database.

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