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TRANSIT EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY 1996 (Four Modes)
-- © LRN - Jul 10, 2000
Twenty three U.S. transit systems are compared in "ANNUAL PASSENGER PER EMPLOYEE" and "ANNUAL PASSENGER-MILES PER EMPLOYEE" by four categories: BUS, LIGHT RAIL, RAPID RAIL, and REGIONAL RAIL. These tables show that employee rail productivity is higher in almost all categories than bus transit, both nationally and for individual systems as well.
TEN YEAR TRANSIT PRODUCTIVITY RECORD 1986 -1996
PASSENGERS: 1986--1996 Percent Change
| Urban Bus |
5.753 billion |
4.912 billion |
-14.6% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
0.306 billion |
0.353 billion |
+15.4% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
2.333 billion |
2.157 billion |
-7.5% |
| Light Rail Transit |
0.130 billion |
0.261 billion |
+100.8 % |
| Trolley buses |
0.139 billion |
0.117 billion |
-15.8% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
8.661 billion |
7.800 billion |
-9.9 % |
PASSENGER-MILES:
| Urban Bus |
21.395 billion |
18.861 billion |
-11.8% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
6.723 billion |
8,371 billion |
+24.5% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
10.649 billion |
11.530 billion |
+8.3% |
| Light Rail Transit |
0.361 billion |
0.954 billion |
+l64.3% |
| Trolley buses |
0.305 billion |
0.184 billion |
-39.7% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
39.433 billion |
39.900 billion |
+1.2% |
TRANSIT VEHICLE MILES:
| Urban Bus |
2,002,300,000 |
2,165,100,000 |
+8.1% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
188,600,000 |
242,000,000 |
+28.3% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
475,800,000 |
543,100,000 |
+12.4% |
| Light Rail Transit |
17,000,000 |
37,500,000 |
+120.6% |
| Trolley buses |
14,700,000 |
13,700,000 |
-6.8% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
2,698,400,000 |
3,001,400,000 |
+11.2% |
FTE EMPLOYEES:
| Urban Bus |
165,839 |
177,299 |
+6.9% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
22,414 |
22,293 |
-0.5% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
51,028 |
46,793 |
-10.3% |
| Light Rail Transit |
3,511 |
5,841 |
+66.4% |
| Trolley buses |
2,140 |
2,084 |
-2.6% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
244,932 |
253,310 |
+3.4% |
PASSENGER-MILES PER EMPLOYEE:
| Urban Bus |
129,011 |
106,380 |
-17.5% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
299,946 |
375,499 |
+25.2% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
208,689 |
251,785 |
+20.7% |
| Light Rail Transit |
102,820 |
163,328 |
+58.8% |
| Trolley buses |
142,523 |
88,292 |
-38.1% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
160,996 |
157,515 |
-2.2% |
COST OF OPERATION & MAINTENANCE:
| Urban Bus |
$7,386,856,000 |
$10,659,700,000 |
+44.3% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
$1,518,659,000 |
$2,295,500,000 |
+51.2% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
$3,192,421,000 |
$3,404,900,00O |
+6.6% |
| Light Rail Transit |
$168,640,000 |
$446,800,000 |
+164.9% |
| Trolley buses |
$92,191,000 |
$134,700,000 |
+46.1% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
$12,358,767,000 |
$16,938,600,000 |
+37.1% |
COST PER PASSENGER-MILE
| Urban Bus |
34.5¢ |
56.5¢ |
+63,8% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
22.6¢ |
27.4¢ |
+21.2% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
30.0¢ |
29.5¢ |
-1.7 % |
| Light Rail Transit |
46.7¢ |
46.8¢ |
+0.2% |
| Trolley buses |
30.2¢ |
73.2¢ |
+142.4% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
31.3¢ |
42.5¢ |
+3.8 % |
automated guideways, cable cars, monorails
| Cost per passenger-mile |
47.0¢ |
47.1¢ |
+ 0.2% |
FARE REVENUE:
| Urban Bus |
$2,756,006,000 |
$ 3,448,800,000 |
+25.1% |
| Commuter (Regional) Rail |
$683,747,000 |
$1,144,800,000 |
+67.4% |
| Rail Rapid Transit |
$1,478,847,000 |
$2,321,500,000 |
+57.0% |
| Light Rail Transit |
$49,677,000 |
$144,200,000 |
+190.3% |
| Trolley buses |
$31,723,000 |
$54,700,000 |
+72.4% |
| TRANSIT TOTAL |
$ 5,000,000,000 |
$7,114,000,000 |
+42.3% |
| Cost of Living index |
109.6 |
155 |
+41.4% |
SOURCE: American Public Transit Association 1998 FACT BOOK
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