Public Transportation Fact Book Appendix A - Unlinked Passenger Trips by Mode

Name: Public Transportation Fact Book Appendix A - Unlinked Passenger Trips by Mode
Creator: American Public Transportation Association
License: APTA statistical publication reuse terms / site copyright notice

Annual U.S. public transportation ridership time series from APTA Fact Book Appendix A. One row is a calendar year and transit mode with unlinked passenger trips measured in millions; coverage spans 1890 through 2024 and includes 20 modal groupings such as bus, heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, and trolleybus.

american-public-transportation-association-factbook-a-table-1·3 columns·9 KB·APTA statistical publication reuse terms / site copyright notice·updated 1mo ago

Source: American Public Transportation Association · connector code

Schema

year	int32
mode	string
unlinked_passenger_trips_millions	double

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