Ridership

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In public transportation, '''ridership''' refers to the number of people using a transit service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of RIDERSHIP |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> It is often summed or otherwise aggregated over some period of time for a given service or set of services and used as a benchmark of success or usefulness. Common statistics include the number of people served by an entire transit system in a year and the number of people served each day by a single transit line.

The concept should not be confused with the maximum capacity of a particular vehicle or transit line.

== See also == * {{Annotated link|Crush load}} * {{Annotated link|Environmental impact of transport}} * {{Annotated link|Headway}} * {{Annotated link|Route capacity}} * {{Annotated link|Passenger load factor}} *{{Annotated link|Passengers per hour per direction}} *{{Annotated link|Public transport accessibility level}}

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