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Metro Expo Line Ridership Up After Extension To Santa Monica Opens

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Average weekday ridership on the Metro Expo Line jumped about 58 percent in June, the first full month the new light rail line provided service to Santa Monica.

A report this week by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority compares June figures with April, the last full month without the Santa Monica extension. Last month, an average of 46,000 weekday riders took the Expo Line — up from just over 29,000 in April.

Sunday ridership jumped from an average of nearly 16,000 in April to about 36,000 in June.

The 6.6 mile Expo Line leg from Culver City to Santa Monica opened May 20. Riders can now take Metro rail from the far-inland suburbs some 40 miles to the beach.

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