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 October 2008
Average Weekday Boardings	1,222,589
Average Saturday Boardings	791,281
Average Sunday Boardings	582,144
Annual Boarding FY2008	380,073,888

Metro Fixed Guideways - Rail and Transitways

Statistics: Estimates as of October 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	80,577	41,746	154,935	24,004	25,428
Average Saturday Boardings	55,631	22,562	96,204	13,898	14,514
Average Sunday Boardings	54,023	17,953	85,915	11,831	11,291
Total Annual Boarding FY2008	24.56 million*	11.99 million*	43.59 million*	6.58 million*	7.46 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 October 2008
Average Weekday Boardings	301,262
Average Saturday Boardings	188,245
Average Sunday Boardings	169,722

Total Metro Bus and Rail Ridership

Estimates as of October 2008
Average Weekday Boardings	1,549,279
Average Saturday Boardings	994,090
Average Sunday Boardings	763,157

Metro Personnel

Operations
Operators Includes Full & Part-time bus & 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 2009 Budget

Resources	$ in Millions
Fare Revenue	350
Prop A – Cent Sales Tax	770
Prop C – Cent Sales Tax	791
Federal Grants	397
State Grants	974
Interest Income/Bonds	28
Other Local Revenue	98
Total Resources	$3,408
Expenses
Bus Operations	965
Orange Line Operations	23
Blue Line Operations	64
Red Line Operations	92
Green Line Operations	43
Gold Line Operations	44
Metrolink Operations (Metro portion)	60
Bus Capital	216
Rail Capital	39
Rail Rehabilitation	26
Major Rail Construction	428
Debt Service and Other Projects	321
Municipal Operation and Paratransit	328
Local Sales Tax Return	304
Streets and Highways	331
Other Projects	119
Total Expenses	$3,408

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November 17, 2008 - Compiled and Updated by Rick Jager, Media Relations

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