California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

Chapter V - The California Passenger Rail Network
Figure 5C
Calendar
Year
Pacific
Surfliner 1
ANNUAL INTERCITY AND COMMUTER RAIL RIDERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA
DOES NOT INCLUDE RIDERSHIP ON AMTRAK LONG DISTANCE TRAINS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
INTERCITY ROUTES COMMUTER SERVICES
San Joaquin
Capitol
Corridor
Total Caltrain Metrolink Coaster ACE Total Grand Total
1974 392,170 75,360 467,530 2 --
1975 353,590 64,110 417,700 2 --
1976 465,250 73,070 538,320 2 --
1977 688,260 86,584 774,844 2 --
1978 817,566 78,345 895,911 4,341,011 4,341,011 5,236,922
1979 1,169,978 96,399 1,266,377 5,699,406 5,699,406 6,965,783
1980 1,253,387 155,587 1,408,974 6,112,890 6,112,890 7,521,864
1981 3 1,188,681 183,235 1,371,916 5,895,129 5,895,129 7,267,045
1982 3 1,216,327 180,030 1,396,357 5,195,819 5,195,819 6,592,176
1983 3 1,259,188 214,928 1,474,116 5,009,130 5,009,130 6,483,246
1984 1,215,026 257,633 1,472,659 5,232,827 5,232,827 6,705,486
1985 1,335,007 286,105 1,621,112 5,384,013 5,384,013 7,005,125
1986 1,432,700 282,414 1,715,114 5,416,303 5,416,303 7,131,417
1987 1,530,728 324,627 1,855,355 5,540,630 5,540,630 7,395,985
1988 1,744,576 355,768 2,100,344 5,600,582 5,600,582 7,700,926
1989 1,690,248 361,258 2,051,506 5,790,712 5,790,712 7,842,218
1990 1,690,759 538,061 2,228,820 6,970,696 6,970,696 9,199,516
1991 1,562,282 507,242 10,220 2,079,744 7,111,365 7,111,365 9,191,109
1992 1,665,158 510,279 271,959 2,447,396 6,833,290 165,466 6,998,756 9,446,152
1993 1,638,159 530,257 300,409 2,468,825 6,889,941 1,889,980 8,779,921 11,248,746
1994 1,578,946 561,674 371,919 2,512,539 7,021,182 4,132,625 11,153,807 13,666,346
1995 1,441,925 518,737 357,123 2,317,785 7,143,091 4,645,561 514,453 12,303,105 14,620,890
1996 1,574,896 578,059 480,555 2,633,510 7,765,115 5,688,814 850,999 14,304,928 16,938,438
1997 1,650,411 715,103 488,150 2,853,664 8,367,683 6,314,368 945,739 15,627,790 18,481,454
1998 1,559,997 665,067 464,903 2,689,967 8,643,158 6,745,282 1,132,445 67,222 16,588,107 19,278,074
1999 1,547,049 675,713 552,063 2,774,825 8,990,864 7,229,677 1,251,238 424,988 17,896,767 20,671,592
2000 1,594,189 683,889 878,960 3,157,038 10,267,000 8,062,573 1,183,058 714,259 20,226,890 23,383,928
2001 1,737,532 713,087 1,063,994 3,514,613 10,497,640 8,522,555 1,258,263 922,976 21,201,434 24,716,047
2002 1,796,442 741,497 1,104,274 3,642,213 4 8,978,675 8,979,107 1,300,047 803,522 20,061,351 23,703,564
2003 2,228,042 783,096 1,140,561 4,151,699 4 8,107,324 9,099,985 1,366,479 607,017 19,180,805 23,332,504
2004 2,431,085 747,574 1,192,152 4,370,811 4 8,768,157 9,786,531 1,474,360 640,753 20,669,801 25,040,612
2005 2,520,444 755,851 1,260,249 4,536,544 9,867,498 10,245,609 1,485,125 667,029 22,265,261 26,801,805
1 Designated the San Diegan Route prior to May 21, 2000.
2 Data not available.
3 Pacific Surfliner ridership shown above includes the following Spirit of California ridership: 1981 (17,533), 1982 (80,360) and 1983 (64,751).
4 To facilitate the implementation of "Baby Bullet" service, Caltrain suspended weekend service between July 3, 2002 and June 4, 2004, resulting in a drop
in ridership. Weekend service was reestablished on June 5, 2004.
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