August 2026 Ridership

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Regional Transit saw continued ridership growth in August 2026, as the agency recorded a 5.3% year over year weekday ridership increase.

PRT provided 3,409,352 unlinked passenger trips in August 2026. System ridership also increased 8.7% on weekdays compared to the prior month.

Weekdays 

Average weekday ridership for August 2026 was 129,614 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. Weekday bus ridership was 116,222, an 8.7% increase from July 2026 and a 4.4% increase from August 2025. Weekday rail ridership was 12,740 which is a 10.6% increase from July 2026 and 15.9% higher than August 2025.

Saturdays 

Average Saturday ridership was 81,343 unlinked passenger trips across all modes, which is 8.1% more than the previous month and 0.5% more than August 2025. Saturday bus ridership was 71,932, a roughly 4.2% increase compared to August 2025 and 11.7% more than July 2026. Rail ridership was 8,053, an 18.5% decrease compared to August 2025 and a 12.9% decrease from July 2026.

Sundays 

Average Sunday ridership for August 2026 was 56,143 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. Bus ridership was 50,852, a 3.9% increase compared to July 2026 and slightly less than August 2025 at 2%. Rail ridership was 4,655, a 9.8% decrease compared to August 2025. 

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