TABLE 7-5a/7-6a Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile by Service Type: 1993-2003
TABLE 7-5a/7-6a Average Transit Fare per Passenger-Mile by Service Type: 1993-2003
Cents (in chained 2000 dollars)
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| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Commuter rail | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Demand response | 19 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Heavy rail | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Light rail | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Trolley bus | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Other | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Total | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
NOTES: Data for 2003 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. To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted current dollars (see table 7-5b/7-6b) to chained 2000 dollars.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on data in table 7-5b/7-6b.