LA Metro Announces Ridership Gains

LA Metro ridership was 26,565,486 in August, an increase of more than 5% from August 2025. Increases were similar on weekdays and Saturdays at 5.05% and 5.85%, respectively, with a slightly larger increase on Sundays at 6.15%, demonstrating that passengers are relying more on Metro for leisure activities.

Overall, August ridership averaged 608,366 boardings on Sundays and 702,526 boardings on Saturdays. The average weekday boardings were 952,906.

Rail Ridership is on the Rise

Rail ridership continued its growth in August, rising 12.1% over August 2025 to 6,458,238. Sundays saw the highest growth at 17.1%, with average boardings of 168,243. This marks the first time Metro heavy rail has seen Sundays beat Saturdays in boardings. Continuing that trend, the D lines saw a whopping 71.62% growth on Sundays and averaged 16,417 boardings.

Other year-over-year rail ridership highlights include:

• A line ridership increased 14.3% to 2,106,929, and Saturdays grew nearly 17% to 59,315 average ridership
• B line ridership increased by 6% in August to 1,420,635. The biggest growth came on Sundays, up 32.4% to an average ridership of 46,815.
• D line growth skyrocketed by nearly 63% to 650,857. The increases were significant every day of the week, with Sundays rising 71.62%, weekdays 63.17%, and Saturdays 54.37%.
• E line ridership was 1,579,553, a 10% increase, with weekdays showing the strongest growth at 11.27% to 55,043 average ridership.

Bus Ridership Continues to Grow

Bus ridership rose 3.3%  year over year, with 3.37% increases on both weekdays and Saturdays: weekday ridership averaged 729,858, and Saturday ridership averaged 515,923. The J line, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), was up 4.4%. Total bus ridership in August was 20,107,248.