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Posted by italianstallion on Wed Feb 1 11:43:55 2017 MTA release* * * Since the line opened on January 1 with three new stations and a new entrance at 63rd Street, ridership has grown steadily by approximately 8,000 daily riders per week, hitting 155,000 daily riders on Friday, January 27th. * * * The MTA also released figures for the nearby Lexington Avenue Line, a notoriously crowded line in New York City, which has reduced weekday ridership in four key stations, 68th Street, 77th Street, 86th Street and 96th Street. According to new ridership figures, the number of daily riders entering and exiting the four Upper East Side Lexington Avenue Line Stations declined by an average of 27 percent on weekdays and as much as 46 percent during peak morning rush hours of 8 - 9 a.m., as compared to the same period last year. * * * Second Avenue Subway Total Ridership: 155,500 riders Ridership on Jan. 27, based on MetroCard data and surveys conducted manually by New York City Transit personnel: 72nd Street: 51,450 86th Street: 45,800 96th Street: 30,100 63rd Street (transferring to and from the F Subway): 28,150 Lexington Avenue Upper East Side Stations: 327,440 riders in 2016; 240,270 riders in 2017 Average ridership during the fourth week of January based on daily entries and exits: 68th Street: 65,890 in 2016; 44,700 in 2017 77th Street: 74,010 in 2016; 59,560 in 2017 86th Street: 132,400 in 2016; 94,750 in 2017 96th Street: 55,140 in 2016; 41,260 in 2017 |
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