Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 2:39pm PST | Modified: July 23, 2010, 11:26 AM

MAX ridership up overall in February

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For the first time since last February, TriMet's bus, MAX and Westside Express Service (WES) systemwide ridership has increased.

There were 7.9 million trips taken in February 2010, up 1.4 percent from February 2009. MAX ridership showed the most gains, in part due to the Green Line opening and the shift to free rides only on rail within the Free Rail Zone. Ridership figures below are compared to February 2009.

Bus, MAX and WES weekly trips were up 1.4 percent, climbing to 1,968,800 million trips. Weekday trips increased 0.9 percent to 323,300 trips. Weekend trips were down 3.5 percent to 325,500 trips. Rush hour trips were down 2.7 percent to 102,400 trips.

Weekly bus trips declined 7.2 percent to 1.2 million trips. Weekday bus trips declined 7.1 percent to 202,200 trips. Weekend bus trips were down 7.5 percent to 197,200 trips. Rush hour bus trips were down 9.3 percent to 65,600 trips.

Weekly MAX trips increased 18.9 percent to 754,300 trips. Weekday MAX trips were up 18.1 percent to 119,800 trips. Weekend trips were up 21.9 percent to 155,300 trips. Rush hour trips were up 12.3 percent to 35,500 trips.

MAX Green Line weekday trips averaged 19,100 and weekend trips averaged 24,500.

Weekly WES trips increased 0.8 percent to 6,300 trips and weekday and rush hour trips increased 0.8 percent to 1,260 boardings.