Annual ridership of the Boston transit authority, by mode 2015-2023
During 2023, the number of passengers transported on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (WMATA) network amounted to approximately 237.6 million. Bus and heavy rail account for the largest share of passengers transported, each mode recording a ridership of over 91 and 85 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).
