2nd Suffolk & Middlesex MBTA Route Performance Indicators

ROUTE NUMBER	ROUTE DESCRIPTION	ROUTE TYPE	NET COST PER PAX	SYSTEM WIDE NET COST PER PAX RANK	SCHEDULE ADHERENCE	SYSTEM WIDE PASSENGER RANK	DAILY RIDERSHIP	AVG PAX PER TRIP
SL5	Dudley Station - Downtown Crossing at Temple Pl	Key	-0.03	171	0.81	1	15472	42
39	Forest Hills Station - Back Bay Station	Key	0.72	165	0.71	2	15018	26
66	Harvard Square - Dudley Station via Brookline	Key	0.79	163	0.68	3	13630	26
1	Harvard Square - Dudley Station via Mass. Ave.	Key	0.63	167	0.69	5	13306	58
57/57A	Watertown Yard - Kenmore Station	Key	0.86	157	0.65	6	12081	30
70/70A	Cedarwood - Central Square Cambridge	Local	1.96	95	0.58	13	7021	39
9	City Point - Copley Square via Broadway Station	Local	1.21	132	0.71	15	5980	33
86	Sullivan Station - Cleveland Circle	Local	1.07	140	0.56	17	5844	30
73	Waverley Square - Harvard Station	Key	1.75	109	0.741	18	5834	32
71	Watertown Square - Harvard Station	Key	1.35	127	0.78	20	5488	38
47	Central Square Cambridge. - Broadway Station	Local	1.41	126	0.63	28	4539	33
10	City Point - Copley Square Via BU Med Center	Local	1.75	109	0.57	43	3184	35
CT2	Sullivan Station - Kendall MIT Station - Ruggles Station	Local	1.8	107	0.52	53	2580	17
CT1	Central Square Cambridge. - South End Medical Area	Local	0.94	153	0.6	56	2261	15
65	Brighton Center - Kenmore Station	Local	1.43	125	0.67	58	2250	21
51	Cleveland Circle - Forest Hills Station	Local	1.95	96	0.65	65	1956	14
64	Oak Square - University Pk. Cambridge	Local	2.33	77	0.62	72	1826	21
501	Brighton Center - Federal & Franklin Streets	Express	2.68	60	0.52	77	1639	22
78	Arlmont Village - Harvard Station	Local	3.6	14	0.62	83	1550	41
504	Watertown Yard - Federal & Franklin Streets	Express	3.23	22	0.57	88	1452	19
60	Chestnut Hill - Kenmore Station	Local	2.99	32	0.68	92	1418	26
502	Watertown Yard - Copley Square	Express	1.34	129	0.59	105	1180	27
74	Belmont Center - Harvard Station via Concord Ave	Local	2.34	75	0.6	107	1144	30
79	Arlington Heights - Alewife Station	Local	3.05	30	0.65	112	1054	43
67	Turkey Hill - Alewife Station	Local	2.98	52	0.63	130	666	22
75	Belmont Center - Harvard Station via Fresh Pond Pkwy	Local	1.88	101	0.63	136	556	24
503	Brighton Center - Copley	Express	3.45	18	0.6	148	347	13

All of the above data was culled from the MBTA’s Route Performance Indicators. You can view see a set of statistics for all bus routes here. The ridership counts are estimates based on a survey conducted in the fall of 2010 using Automated Passenger Counters and manual counts, not fare box information.

Terminology:

Route Type – There are five route types: Community, Commuter, Express, Key and Local. The span and frequency standards vary depending on the type of route.

Net Cost per Passenger (PAX)- This figure shows how much it costs the MBTA to provide service per passenger above the amount paid be customer fares.

Net Cost per Passenger (PAX) Rank – From highest (least productive) to lowest (most productive).

Schedule Adherence – Using a metric explained in our Service Delivery Policy, this standard measures the on-time performance of our buses.The standard is minimum 75% on-time. Additional funding would typically be needed to improve performance.

Cost – The standard is a net cost per passenger of less than three times the systemwide average for the type of day. Weekday failures are net cost per passenger that are greater than $4.26.

Ridership Rank – From highest (best) to lowest (worst).

Daily Ridership – This figure is an estimation based both on Automated Passenger Counters (APC) conducted in the fall of 2010 and manual counts. The farebox is not used to tally this number.

Average Passengers (PAX) per Trip – This is the number of passengers per trip.