Record Ridership in FY09

Once again, Missoulians helped Mountain Line to beat last year’s ridership record.  Between July 2008 and June 2009, Mountain Line carried a record 828,887 on its regular fixed route buses, a 4% increase over fixed route ridership the previous year.

In addition, Mountain Line provided 20,164 rides on its Paratransit and Senior Van services, compared to 16,000 paratransit rides the previous year.

Total ridership in FY09 was 849,051 compared to 811,216 in FY08.

Steve Earle, Mountain Line General Manager, “Once again Missoulians have shown that transit works in Missoula.  These numbers follow a positive trend for transit in Missoula that is reflected nationwide.”  Mountain Line has seen an amazing 60% increase in ridership in 15 years.

Mountain Line is an affordable, convenient alternative to driving to work.  Regular scheduled service is offered six days a week.  In addition, Mountain Line offers many popular free services during the summer months including the Out To Lunch Trolley on Wednesdays, the Saturday Market Trolley service, Kids Ride Free June through August and the Park and Ride service available during the Western Montana Fair.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am and is filed under News Articles.