Calgary Transit sets new record for monthly riders, hitting 8.79M in March

Calgary Transit set a new one-month ridership record in March, when close to eight million boardings were recorded, the city said in a media release Thursday. After a strong surge in 2023, Calgary Transit ridership in the first quarter of 2024 increased 21 per cent, to 25.5 million trips. That included 8, 792,500 in March, which eclipsed the previous record set in November 2014. The city said increased demand and expanded off-peak service were factors in the strong showing. “Calgary Transi