NEW YORK – Metro-North Railroad experienced record ridership last week at the highest level since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, May 10, the railroad had an estimated 158,798 riders, 61 percent of the 2019 daily average.
The last time Metro-North surpassed this level of ridership was March 12, 2020.
“It’s encouraging to see ridership recovery gaining strength as our customers respond to increased peak and off-peak service and to new fare incentives like the flexible new 20-trip tickets, discounted monthly tickets and expanded City Ticket,” said Railroad President Cathy Rinaldi. “As we head into the summer months, we look forward to having more customers beat the traffic and travel by train, which is the easiest and most sustainable way to get around the region.”
