TABLE 6-5/6-6b Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile: 1992-2002
TABLE 6-5/6-6b Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile: 1992-2002
Current dollars
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| Commuter rail | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Demand responsive | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| Heavy rail | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Light rail | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Trolley bus | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Other | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Total | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
NOTES: Data for 2002 are preliminary. Fares include subsidies. For definitions of service types, see Glossary. Other includes aerial tramway, automated guideway transit, cable car, inclined plane, and monorail.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book 2004 (Washington, DC: 2004), tables 8 and 65, also available online at http://www.apta.com, as of May 2004.