MTA Reports Brisk Business at New Red Line Stations
LOS ANGELES — Three weeks after the opening of two San Fernando Valley subway stations, both Red Line stops are reporting large ridership numbers--with the Universal City stop emerging as the fifth-busiest in the 16-station system.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the Universal City stop averaged 19,488 daily boardings and arrivals. The North Hollywood station, the end of the Red Line, had 15,902 average daily boardings and arrivals and is the seventh most-used stop in the system.
The busiest subway stop is Downtown’s 7th Street/Metro, with 41,712 average boardings and arrivals, followed by Union Station, with 23,772; and Wilshire Boulevard/Vermont Avenue, with 23,526.
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