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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Jul 5 00:55:15 2010, in response to Re: More on WMATA Red Line Short Turns (WAS Re: WhineMATA), posted by Forest Glen on Mon Jul 5 00:26:59 2010. How is that ironic? The station is essentially bordered on one side by an 8 lane highway and is surrounded on the other 3 sides by relatively low density residential areas. There are no large commercial generators near the station, and it doesn't have a huge parking facility or much bus service either.Rockville's numbers have always been lower than I would have guessed, but the area also has low density residential neighborhoods and the county government as the closest nearby origin/destination points, and also not as much bus serice as some other stations. Brookland is in a residential area but it is an area that is more dependent on public transit than others served by the Red Line. It is also next to a major university (CUA). I'm guessing you've never been through Medical Center at rush hour. On reverse peak trains that terminate or originate at Grosvenor, they empty out at Medical Center in the mornings and most of the passengers on board the train when they get to Bethesda in the afternoon got on at Medical Center, not Grosvenor. Medical Center is surrounded by government institutions, but in light of security restrictions and parking rules in the area, transit is a popular way for riders who need to get there to arrive there. The numbers seem quite accurate to me, especially in light of having also seen 2003 ridership numbers and seeing that the trends from 2003 are still ongoing in the 2009 data. Also, remember these are average WEEKDAY boardings at each station. Obviously, a station like Medical Center or Judiciary Square on the weekends is going to be a ghost town. You can see the complete set of data at http://wmata.com/pdfs/planning/2009%20Metrorail%20boarding%20by%20station.pdf. |
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