Ridership
Ridership information provides insights into the performance of the system and transit demand. It's a core metric that's used to calculate many of the key performance measures tracked by TransLink.
Accountability Centre
How we Estimate Ridership
The data and the method used to estimate ridership changed significantly in 2016. Prior to 2016, ridership was estimated based on ticket sales and passenger surveys. From January 2016 onwards, the method changed to count Compass and farebox transactions.
How we Define Ridership
Two metrics are reported on:
Boarding: every time a passenger enters a fare paid zone using Compass fare media or proof of payment. Transfers are counted as additional boardings.
Journey: a complete transit trip using Compass fare media or proof of payment, regardless of the number of transfers.
Using the Accountability Centre
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