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ridership

American  
[rahy-der-ship] / ˈraɪ dərˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the passengers who use a given public transportation system, as buses or trains, or the number of such passengers.


Etymology

Origin of ridership

First recorded in 1965–70; rider + -ship

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It has an average of more than 23,000 daily weekday riders systemwide and an average weekend ridership of roughly 235,000, according to records.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

"We always appreciate the feedback received from ridership and fans."

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Metro has seen an increase in total ridership for the World Cup and near certain watch parties for the U.S.-Paraguay match last week.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

“To spend billions of dollars to build a subway under a street that has no ridership would have been a colossal mistake,” Yaroslavsky told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

By then, however, it had lost both its novelty and the volume of ridership that the Midway had guaranteed.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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