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Metro Rail carried a total of 592,000 boarding passengers — 360,000 more riders than on a typical Saturday.
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The agency launched Prime, as the service is called, in July 2015 with the idea of helping passengers complete the “last-mile commute."
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The milestone comes on the heels of MCTS receiving national recognition for outstanding service to the ADA community.
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RTC has watched bus ridership gradually decline along the Strip ever since state regulators allowed Uber and Lyft to operate in September 2015.
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Following the 2016 openings of the University Link and Angle Lake light rail extensions, Link ridership jumped 69.3%, while Sounder commuter service increased by 5.7% and ST Express grew 2.7%.
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MBTA cancelled late-night train service in February after a brief experiment and is now considering contracting with Bridj to provide the service.
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Ridership during the Cubs rally was 61% greater than that of the first Friday in November 2015, when Metra carried 285,078 passengers.
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Long-term deals on fuel and increased non-fare revenue have helped CTA cope with reduced funding from the state and a decline in ridership, which fell to just under 500 million in 2016.
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The new buses are 2017 model Gillig low-floor buses, 37 feet long, and with capacity for 32 seated passengers and many more standing.
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The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.
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