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Table 2-13
Urban Transit Indicators: 1987 and 1997 (thousands)
| Demand responsive |
113,100 |
350,076 |
210 |
176,800 |
531,078 |
200 |
28,800 |
88,203 |
206 |
| Bus |
1,484,334 |
1,605,721 |
8 |
17,094,900 |
17,509,219 |
2 |
4,794,300 |
4,602,031 |
4 |
| Commuter rail |
169,901 |
229,608 |
35 |
6,806,300 |
8,037,486 |
18 |
311,000 |
357,199 |
15 |
| Heavy rail |
473,921 |
539,670 |
14 |
11,198,000 |
12,056,068 |
8 |
2,402,100 |
2,429,455 |
1 |
| Light rail |
18,015 |
39,802 |
121 |
404,400 |
1,023,708 |
153 |
131,300 |
259,404 |
98 |
| Ferryboat |
1,559 |
2,015 |
29 |
114,100 |
254,219 |
123 |
18,800 |
42,048 |
124 |
| Total |
2,281,275 |
2,853,330 |
25 |
36,102,300 |
40,180,219 |
11 |
7,847,900 |
7,982,371 |
2 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, 1987, 1997 (Washington, DC: 1989, 1999).
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