The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on April 4 that the agency saw a 9.4% increase in total system ridership in February 2024 compared to February 2023, with more than 23 million boardings. February 2024 marked the 15th consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth.

In February 2024, Metro had 23,031,303 boardings on its bus and rail services. An average of 872,167 rides were taken each weekday with Saturday boardings averaging 662,561 and Sunday boardings averaging 516,388. Metro’s February bus and rail ridership combined was at 80.8% of its February 2019 pre-pandemic level. Average weekend ridership in February was 97.2 % of February 2019 pre-pandemic levels and average February weekday ridership was 73.8% of its February 2019 pre-pandemic level.

Ridership continues to grow after the 2023 launch of Metro’s human-centric, multilayered approach to safety, improved cleanliness, improved reliability and frequency of service as well as fully restored bus service.

Metro bus ridership saw a 10.6% year-over-year increase over February 2023. More than 18 million rides were taken on Metro buses, with total bus ridership in February 2024 at 86.5% of its pre-pandemic level. Metro recorded an average of 688,956 bus boardings on weekdays in February, an average of 514,337 boardings on Saturdays and an average of 386,936 boardings on Sundays.

February 2024 marked the ninth month of operation for the newly reconfigured A and E Lines. The A Line, which serves customers from Azusa to Long Beach, saw 1,642,226 boardings. The E Line welcomed 1,057,112 users travelling on the line that services East L.A. to Santa Monica. The B/D subway lines saw the largest number of rail boardings during the month with 1,727,895 trips taken.

Information on all Metro’s reduced fare programs, including discounts for seniors, persons with disabilities and college students can be found at metro.net/riding/fares.