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July 08, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Fare Statistics  

Passenger Fares Summary

Passenger Fares Summary

YEAR (a)

PASSENGER FARES RECEIVED PER UNLINKED TRIP

ADULT BASE CASH FARE (b)

PER CENT OF SYSTEMS WITH (d)

HIGHEST

AVERAGE (c)

PEAK
PERIOD SUR-
CHARGES

TRANSFER SUR-
CHARGES

ZONE OR DISTANCE SUR-
CHARGES

1990

0.669

  2.75

0.730

6.5

28.8

38.9

1991

0.704

  6.00

0.823

5.5

24.2

39.4

1992

0.724

  6.00

0.860

5.6

26.6

39.0

1993

0.773

  6.00

0.860

5.6

26.6

39.0

1994

0.850

  6.00

0.955

6.4

25.2

37.7

1995

0.876

  7.00

0.992

6.5

23.8

36.9

1996

0.933

  7.00

1.047

7.0

22.9

32.6

1997

0.888

  7.00

1.058

7.0

22.9

32.6

1998

0.871

  7.00

1.065

6.1

21.9

32.9

1999

0.903

  4.00

1.087

6.5

26.8

35.0

2000

0.934

  5.00

1.128

7.5

21.6

33.2

2001

0.921

  7.00

1.194

7.0

20.1

32.4

2002

0.899

  9.00

1.238

4.5

21.3

28.5

2003

0.970

10.00

1.327

5.4

20.4

29.1

2004

1.021

10.00

1.367

7.6

19.7

29.9

2005 P

NA

12.50

1.384

6.1

19.2

24.6


P = Preliminary
(a) Fiscal years for Passenger Fares Received per Unlinked Trip. All other data for calendar years.
(b) Lowest base fare is $0.00 (free).
(c) Unweighted average of adult base cash fares; excludes surcharges; each transit agency counted equally.
(d) Per cents represent an approximately 300-transit-agency sample, not estimated for all transit agencies.

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