On 2021, the busiest line of the New York City bus services was the M15 Local/SBS, with an annual ridership of more than 8 million passengers. During that year, the NYC Subway's busiest station was Times Square-42 Street, with a ridership of over 29 million passengers.
Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership
(in 1,000s)
all passengers who board buses using a valid MetroCard, cash, transfer, Select Bus Service ticket, or student MetroCard.
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The ridership does not include employees, non-revenue passengers (such as children under 44 inches tall traveling with an adult), and B42 riders boarding inside the paid zone of the Rockaway Parkway subway station.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
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MTA New York City Transit. (August 16, 2022). Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. "Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership (in 1,000s) ." Chart. August 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. (2022). Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership (in 1,000s) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. "Busiest Lines of The New York City Bus System in 2021, by Ridership (in 1,000s) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit, Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Busiest lines of the New York City bus system in 2021, by ridership (in 1,000s) [Graph], MTA New York City Transit, August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270050/new-york-city-busiest-lines-bus-service/
