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
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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.
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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 August 24, 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 August 24, 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: August 24, 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 August 24, 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/