Large urban transit

Combined ridership on 10 large urban transit systems in Canada was 5.3% higher in August than it was for the same month in 2005.

Approximately 99.1 million passenger trips were taken on these transit systems in August. These systems account for about 80% of total urban transit in Canada.

The trips generated $164.6 million in revenue in August (excluding subsidies), a 7.9% increase over August 2005.

Available on CANSIM: table 408-0004.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2745.

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