BART reports its ridership is continuing to climb, with strong weekend gains helping push the total trips in September past 5 million, nearly 10% higher than the same month last year, but the transit agency still faces financial strain.
In a statement Tuesday, BART said Saturday ridership numbers jumped about 20% compared to September 2024, signaling that more riders are using the system for leisure and events rather than just commuting. The Japan vs. Mexico soccer match at the Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 6 brought roughly 23,000 trips to the station, the third-busiest day there since the COVID-19 pandemic and about one-third higher than the average Saturday ridership for A’s games in 2019.
BART said the highest ridership day in September was on Sept. 10, with 220,073 trips. The transit agency also noted surging use of new and discounted fare options: BayPass ridership more than doubled from last year, fueled largely by UC Berkeley students, while Clipper START — the region’s low-income fare program — reached a record 3.4% of total trips.
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