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RTD’s recent ridership reports can be found on this page.

YearCommuter RailLight RailBus ServiceFlexRideMallRideParatransitTotal
20187,62025,32261,4596609,451878105,389
20199,71124,58559,98361410,076854105,824
20204,95410,46532,9462393,60041352,616
20216,58510,01628,2921913,42552049,029
20227,93613,60535,3642353,80066361,603
20238,57812,74040,8802621,75396265,175
Annual Ridership. All figures are ‘000s.

Monthly Financial Statements

Bus: 66.97%

Rail: 33.03%

Bus: 70.09%

Rail: 29.91%

Bus: $8.85

Rail: $7.65

Bus: 66.81%

Rail: 33.19%

Bus: 68.74%

Rail: 31.26%

Bus: $8.36

Rail: $7.65

Bus: 66.36%

Rail: 33.64%

Bus: 68.68%

Rail: 31.32%

Bus: $8.65

Rail: $7.79

Bus: 66.35%

Rail: 33.65%

Bus: 68.38%

Rail: 31.62%

Bus: $8.82

Rail: $8.03

Bus: 66.62%

Rail: 33.38%

Bus: 68.74%

Rail: 31.26%

Bus: $8.96

Rail: $8.14

Bus: 66.50%

Rail: 33.50%

Bus: 68.99%

Rail: 31.01%

Bus: $6.92

Rail: $6.17

Note: The April 2023 Monthly Financial Statement has an error in that there is no increase in bus and rail operations costs from March 2023. This is reflected in the dip in cost per rider figures.

Bus: 66.55%

Rail: 33.45%

Bus: 68.99%

Rail: 31.01%

Bus: $9.28

Rail: $8.29

Bus: 66.78%

Rail: 33.22%

Bus: 73.01%

Rail: 26.99%

Bus: $9.43

Rail: $7.01

Note: The February 2023 Monthly Financial Statement reports Free MallRide ridership figures for January and February that have since been revised.

Bus: 67.03%

Rail: 32.97%

Bus: 69.82%

Rail: 30.18%

Bus: $10.08

Rail: $8.85

Note: The January 2023 Monthly Financial Statement reports a Free MallRide ridership figure that has since been revised.

Bus: 65.03%

Rail: 34.97%

Bus: 67.71%

Rail: 32.29%

Bus: $7.97

Rail: $7.07

Bus: 64.94%

Rail: 35.06%

Bus: 68.04%

Rail: 31.96%

Bus: $7.87

Rail: $6.85

Bus: 64.74%

Rail: 35.26%

Bus: 67.87%

Rail: 32.13%

Bus: $7.83

Rail: $6.81

Bus: 64.59%

Rail: 35.41%

Bus: 67.69%

Rail: 32.31%

Bus: $7.88

Rail: $6.86

Bus: 64.51%

Rail: 35.49%

Bus: 67.54%

Rail: 32.46%

Bus: $7.95

Rail: $6.94

Bus: 64.41%

Rail: 35.59%

Bus: 67.45%

Rail: 32.55%

Bus: $8.26

Rail: $7.21

Bus: 64.74%

Rail: 35.26%

Bus: 67.31%

Rail: 32.69%

Bus: $8.29

Rail: $7.40

Bus: 65.34%

Rail: 34.66%

Bus: 67.58%

Rail: 32.42%

Bus: $8.56

Rail: $7.74

Bus: 65.65%

Rail: 34.35%

Bus: 67.57%

Rail: 32.43%

Bus: $8.33

Rail: $7.65

Bus: 66.06%

Rail: 33.94%

Bus: 67.42%

Rail: 32.58%

Bus: $8.20

Rail: $7.72

Bus: 66.68%

Rail: 33.32%

Bus: 72.38%

Rail: 27.62%

Bus: $8.39

Rail: $6.41

Bus: 67.34%

Rail: 32.66%

Bus: 70.16%

Rail: 29.84%

Bus: $8.22

Rail: $7.21

Bus: 66.14%

Rail: 33.86%

Bus: 67.00%

Rail: 33.00%

Bus: $8.29

Rail: $7.98

Bus: 70.65%

Rail: 29.35%

Bus: 66.18%

Rail: 33.82%

Bus: $7.73

Rail: $9.51

Bus: 67.59%

Rail: 32.41%

Bus: 70.84%

Rail: 29.16%

Bus: $4.50

Rail: $3.86

All figures are Year-to-Date (YTD). Monthly Financial Statements provided courtesy of RTD.

% Riders

From Ridership (Boardings) By Month, Year & Mode.

Bus: (Total Bus Service + Access-Ride, Access-a-Cab, Access-on-Demand & Vanpool + Total Non-Revenue Service) / Total System

Rail: (Total Light Rail + Total Commuter Rail) / Total System

% Operating Costs

From Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Change in Net Position.

Bus: Bus Operations / (Bus Operations + Rail Operations)

Rail: Rail Operations / (Bus Operations + Rail Operations)

Cost per Rider

Bus: Bus Operations / (Total Bus Service + Access-Ride, Access-a-Cab, Access-on-Demand & Vanpool + Total Non-Revenue Service)

Rail: Rail Operations / (Total Light Rail + Total Commuter Rail)