Ridership Levels
| Average Weekday Ridership | ||
|---|---|---|
| FY* | Ridership | %± |
| 1973 | 32,000 | — |
| 1974 | 57,400 | +74.9% |
| 1975 | 118,003 | +105.6% |
| 1976 | 131,000 | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 133,453 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 146,780 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 151,712 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 148,682 | −2.0% |
| 1981 | 161,965 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 184,062 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 186,293 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 202,536 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 211,612 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 204,244 | −3.5% |
| 1987 | 194,226 | −4.9% |
| 1988 | 198,259 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 207,231 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 241,525 | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 247,456 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 249,548 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 253,838 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 251,981 | −0.7% |
| 1995 | 248,169 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | 248,669 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 260,543 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 265,324 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 278,683 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 310,268 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 331,586 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 310,725 | −6.3% |
| 2003 | 295,158 | −5.0% |
| 2004 | 306,570 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 310,717 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 322,965 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 339,359 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 357,775 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 356,712 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | 334,984 | −6.1% |
| 2011 | 345,256 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 366,565 | +6.2% |
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During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, BART recorded an average weekday ridership of 366,565, the highest in its history, making BART the fifth-busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the United States. During October 2012, average weekday ridership was 416,932 passengers, a new monthly all-time high for average weekday ridership. The busiest station was Embarcadero with 42,222 average weekday exits, followed by Montgomery Street with 40,945. The busiest station outside of San Francisco was Downtown Berkeley with 13,800 riders, followed by Oakland City Center / 12th Street with 13,263. The least busy station was North Concord / Martinez with 2,764 weekday exits.
BART's one-day ridership record was set on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 with over 568,061 passengers attending the San Francisco Giants' victory parade for their World Series championship. This surpassed the record set two years earlier of 522,198 riders on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 for the Giants' 2010 World Series victory parade. Before that, the record was 442,100 riders on Thursday, October 29, 2009, following an emergency closure of the of the Bay Bridge.
BART set a Saturday record of 319,484 riders on October 6, 2012, coinciding with several sporting events and Fleet Week. BART set a Sunday ridership record of 247,936 on June 26, 2011, which coincided with the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade and a San Francisco Giants game.
High gas prices have helped to push BART ridership to record levels during much of 2012. Five of BART's top ten ridership days of all time have occurred in September and October 2012, other notable days include the emergency closure of the Bay Bridge in the autumn of 2009 and the victory parade for the Giants in 2010.
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