(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 5, 2011.)
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) weekday ridership rose 5 percent in March, logging the biggest month-over-month increase since October 2008, MBTA officials said in a prepared statement.
Known as the T, greater Boston’s subway system reported a total 1.3 million unlinked passenger trips per weekday in March.
Ridership increased 7 percent on the Red, Orange and Blue heavy-rail lines, and 7.7 percent on the Green Line and Mattapan Trolley light-rail systems. On March 19, additional three-car train trips were added weekdays on the Green Line.
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