MA: Fairmount Line Ridership has Tripled Since 2012, Study Finds

    April 27, 2017
    The Fairmount Line, which runs through Mattapan and Dorchester, has almost tripled its ridership since 2012, a finding public transit advocates hope will lead to greater investment in the often overlooked route.

    Source Boston Globe

    The Fairmount Line, which runs through Mattapan and Dorchester, has almost tripled its ridership since 2012, a finding public transit advocates hope will lead to greater investment in the often overlooked route.

    About 2,260 riders took Fairmount Line commuter rail trains on a typical weekday in 2016, up from fewer than 800 riders in 2012, according to a study released Thursday.

    Rebecca Koepnick, a senior director at the Boston Foundation, which financed the $50,000 study, said the findings show strong demand for the commuter rail line — the only one that runs entirely within Boston — and should persuade transportation leaders to provide more frequent trains.

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