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Facts at a Glance
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Metro Buses
Total Metro Bus Ridership
Metro Fixed Guideways - Rail and Transitways
Total Metro Rail Ridership
Total Metro Bus and Rail Ridership
Metro Personnel
Car Pool Lanes
Bicycle Paths
Metro Freeway Service Patrol
FY 2008 Budget
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Metro Buses

Statistics

Bus Stops

15,967

Square Miles in Service Area

1,433

Number of Bus Routes

191

Bus Fleet

Total Metro Fleet

2,635

Diesel Powered

129

CNG (Compressed Natural Gas Powered)

2,506

Buses leased to independent companies under contract to provide service on Metro routes

173

Buses in Service / Average Weekday (Includes contracted service)

2,261

Total Metro Bus Ridership

Estimates as of Feb. 2008 (Includes contracted services)

Average Weekday Boardings

1,184,729

Average Saturday Boardings

787,774

Average Sunday Boardings

515,823

Annual Boarding FY2007

406,907,993

Metro Fixed Guideways - Rail and Transitways

Statistics:
Estimates as of
Feb. 2008

Metro 
Blue 
Line

Metro 
Green 
Line

Metro 
Red 
Line

Metro 
Gold 
Line

Metro
Orange 
Line

Opened

1990

1995

Union Station 1993

Wilshire/ Western 1996

Hollywood 1999

North Hollywood 2000

July 26, 2003

Oct. 29, 2005

Average Weekday Boardings

73,986

35,662

129,521

19,541

22,688

Average Saturday Boardings

47,886

20,883

87,154

12,812

13,440

Average Sunday Boardings 

41,795

16,950

73,217

10,016

10,856

Total Annual Boarding FY2007

24.24 million*

11.15 million*

40.88 million*

5.96 million*

6.74 million*

Miles

22

20

17.4

13.7

14

Total Rail Miles in Service

73.1

Stations

22

14

16

13

13

Number of rail cars, buses in fleet

69

34

104

24

30

Cost of system

$877 million

$718 million

$4.5 billion

$859 million

$330 million

* Preliminary figures 

Total Metro Rail Ridership

Estimates as of Feb. 2008

Average Weekday Boardings

258,710

Average Saturday Boardings

168,735

Average Sunday Boardings

141,978

Total Metro Bus and Rail Ridership

Estimates as of Feb. 2008

Average Weekday Boardings

1,466,127

Average Saturday Boardings

969,949

Average Sunday Boardings

668,657

Metro Personnel

Operations

Operators
Includes Full & Part-time bus &r rail operators Metro Bus/Rail Operators are members of the United Transportation Union (UTU)

4,476

Mechanics and Maintenance
Metro Mechanics are members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

2,035

Clerks
Most Metro Clerks are members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU)

675

Bus and Rail Transportation and Maintenance Supervisors
Members are with The American Federation of State, County and municipal Employees union (AFSCME)

572

Security Guards
Metro Security Guards are members of Teamsters Union

78

Metro full-time staff (Bus and Rail)

Represented Employees

7,836

Non-represented Employees

1,196

Total full-time staff

9,032

Metro Security/Transit Police (Bus and Rail)

Under contract with Metro, the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) provide Metro Rail security and patrol all Metro Buses operating within the County of Los Angeles

Car Pool Lanes

Length in miles

219

Lane Miles (Both directions, each lane)

425

Metro fund programmed for HOV Lanes since 1991

$2.7 billion

Metro funds development of High Occupancy Vehicle [HOV] or Car Pool Lanes in cooperation with Caltrans.

Bicycle Paths

Metro helps fund bicycle routes in Los Angeles County

Bike Routes

520 miles

Bike Lanes

481 miles

Bike Paths

251 miles

Metro Freeway Service Patrol

Number of Tow Trucks on Patrol

152

Annual Budge

$27 million

Number of Freeway Miles Served

450

Number of Tow Truck Beats

41

Average Number of Motorists Assisted per Month

25,000

Number of Motorists Assisted Annually

300,000

FY 2008 Budget

Resources

$ in Millions

Fare Revenue

341

Prop A – Cent Sales Tax

776

Prop C – Cent Sales Tax

741

Federal Grants

347

State Grants

712

Interest Income/Bonds

97

Other Local Revenue

112

Total Resources

$3,126

Expenses

Bus Operations

905

Orange Line Operations

21

Blue Line Operations

67

Red Line Operations

89

Green Line Operations

40

Gold Line Operations

42

Metrolink Operations (Metro portion)

59

Bus Capital

216

Rail Capital

34

Major Rail Construction

398

Debt Service and Other Projects

309

Municipal Operation and Paratransit

257

Local Sales Tax Return

302

Streets and Highways

295

Other Projects

92

Total Expenses

$3,126

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March 12 , 2008 - Compiled and Updated by Rick Jager, Media Relations

 

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