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C-TRAN Sees Fourth Consecutive Year of Ridership Growth

The total ridership includes all fixed-route bus service, C-VAN paratransit service, The Current, Vanpool, and special event service. Almost all individual routes saw year-over-year increases from 2024 to 2025.

February 6, 2026
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C-TRAN’s total ridership exceeded five million in 2025 for the first time since 2019, bolstered by new and returning riders in Clark County.

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  • C-TRAN in Vancouver, Washington, achieved over five million rides in 2025, marking its fourth consecutive year of ridership growth with a 6.3% increase from the previous year.
  • The total ridership in 2025 encompasses fixed-route bus service, C-VAN paratransit, The Current, Vanpool, and special event services, with nearly all routes experiencing year-over-year growth.
  • CEO Leann Caver emphasized the importance of evolving transit services to meet changing regional travel patterns as the community continues to grow.

*Summarized by AI

Vancouver, Washington’s C-TRAN saw its total ridership surpass five million in 2025, trending upward for the fourth year in a row, reported agency officials, who added that the preliminary total of 5,280,313 trips was a 6.3% increase over 2024.

The total ridership includes all fixed-route bus service, C-VAN paratransit service, The Current, Vanpool, and special event service. Almost all individual routes saw year-over-year increases from 2024 to 2025.

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“We know how important public transit is in our community, and the continued growth we’ve seen is a reflection of that,” said Leann Caver, C-TRAN’s CEO. “We also know that travel patterns look different as our region grows and evolves. As we look ahead to 2026 and beyond, we’ll continue to evolve to meet the needs of our riders and the communities we serve.”

 Hitting New Milestones

C-TRAN’s total ridership exceeded five million in 2025 for the first time since 2019, bolstered by new and returning riders in Clark County. Some Local routes have surpassed pre-pandemic ridership levels.

 Other notable trends in 2025:

  • The Vine on Fourth Plain remains C-TRAN’s busiest route, with a ridership of 1.1 million last year.
  • The Vine on Mill Plain, the second-busiest, saw a ridership of 780,331 in its second full year of service.
  • The Current, C-TRAN’s on-demand service, served more than 50,000 trips across all service zones in 2025, a nearly 50% increase from the previous year. Demand continues to grow rapidly, as reflected in the expansion of The Current to Battle Ground in September.
  • Route 48 (Ridgefield/La Center) continues to be one of C-TRAN’s fastest-growing routes, with a 28% increase in ridership in 2025.
  • Route 12, which launched in mid-September 2025 on Vancouver’s 112th Avenue corridor, tallied a ridership of more than 10,000 in each of its first three full months in operation.

Room to Improve

As ridership grows, C-TRAN said it continually seeks ways to improve service and meet demand while providing new opportunities and connections across the region.

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In 2026, the agency will finalize its long-range plan, C-TRAN 2045. That plan represents a collective vision for what public transportation in Clark County could look like in the next two decades, based largely on community feedback from the past two years.

Quick Answers

In 2025, C-TRAN achieved a notable milestone by surpassing five million total ridership for the first time since 2019, with a preliminary total of 5,280,313 trips.

*Summarized by AI

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