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DART Ridership Sets Record for Third Straight Month

 



July ridership on bus, light rail, Trinity Railway Express (TRE) and high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes reached another new high of 10.8 million trips eclipsing the previous record set in June of 10.4 million trips.

For the first time, DART rail exceeded 70,000 average weekday trips for the month setting another ridership record. The TRE also set a record in average weekday ridership with more than 11,200 trips. HOV usage was up 45.1 percent over July 2007.

DART rail: 70,487 (up 13.8 percent over July 2007)
Trinity Railway Express: 11,234 (up 19.9 percent over July 2007)
DART Bus: 157,244 (up 8.4 percent over July 2007)
HOV Lanes:163,460 (up 45.1 percent over July 2007)

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