During 2023, the number of passengers transported on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (WMATA) network amounted to approximately million. Bus and heavy rail account for the largest share of passengers transported, each mode recording a ridership of over ** and ** million respectively in 2023.
The WMATA is a public agency responsible for public transit in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. It operates all five major terrestrial mass transit vehicles: heavy rail (the Blue, Orange, and Red Lines), light rail (the Green Lines and the Ashmont-Mattapan High-Speed), the Commuter rail, trolleybuses (the Silver Line and other routes in the suburbs of Boston), and motor buses (MBTA bus).
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APTA. (March 4, 2024). Annual number of unlinked passenger trips of the Boston transit authority (MBTA) from 2015 to 2023, by mode (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/
APTA. "Annual number of unlinked passenger trips of the Boston transit authority (MBTA) from 2015 to 2023, by mode (in millions) ." Chart. March 4, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/
APTA. (2024). Annual number of unlinked passenger trips of the Boston transit authority (MBTA) from 2015 to 2023, by mode (in millions) . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/
APTA. "Annual Number of Unlinked Passenger Trips of The Boston Transit Authority (Mbta) from 2015 to 2023, by Mode (in Millions) ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Mar 2024, /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/
APTA, Annual number of unlinked passenger trips of the Boston transit authority (MBTA) from 2015 to 2023, by mode (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Annual number of unlinked passenger trips of the Boston transit authority (MBTA) from 2015 to 2023, by mode (in millions) [Graph], APTA, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1294467/boston-mbta-network-total-annual-ridership-by-mode/
