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3-8 U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Entries: 2011 (thousands)
(Thousands)
| Entering the U.S. | |
|---|---|
| Total for all U.S.-Mexico crossings | |
| Personal vehicles | 61,180 |
| Personal vehicle passengers | 110,962 |
| Buses | 208 |
| Bus passengers | 2,720 |
| Train passengers and crew | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 40,021 |
| Personal vehicles—top 3 gateways | |
| San Ysidro, CA | 12,373 |
| El Paso, TX | 9,148 |
| Hidalgo, TX | 4,878 |
| Personal vehicle passengers—top 3 gateways | |
| San Ysidro, CA | 21,523 |
| El Paso, TX | 14,941 |
| Hidalgo, TX | 9,040 |
| Buses—top 3 gateways | |
| San Ysidro, CA | 61 |
| Laredo, TX | 43 |
| Otay Mesa, CA | 35 |
| Bus passengers—top 3 gateways | |
| Laredo, TX | 934 |
| El Paso, TX | 478 |
| San Ysidro, CA | 467 |
| Train passengers and crew—top 3 gateways | |
| Nogales, AZ | 2.8 |
| Otay Mesa, CA | 0.5 |
| Calexico East, CA | 0.3 |
| Pedestrians—top 3 gateways | |
| San Ysidro, CA | 8,454 |
| El Paso, TX | 6,172 |
| Calexico, CA | 4,451 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/ accessed August 2012 as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-48, available at http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/national_transportation_statistics/index.html accessed August 2012.