The timeline shows the number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020. In 2020, the number of unlinked passenger trips in U.S. commuter rail amounted to only 175.5 millions.
Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020
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Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020
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Data for 1996 to 2018 are to be found here.
Preliminary information based on data from reporting systems.
Unlinked passenger trips are defined as the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time they board vehicles no matter how many vehicles they use to travel from their origin to their destination.
Values have been rounded.
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APTA. (March 15, 2020). Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/
APTA. "Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. March 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/
APTA. (2020). Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/
APTA. "Number of Unlinked Passenger Trips in Commuter Rail in The United States from 1996 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/
APTA, Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/ (last visited April 11, 2025)
Number of unlinked passenger trips in commuter rail in the United States from 1996 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], APTA, March 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205220/unlinked-passenger-trips-in-us-commuter-rail-since-1996/
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