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Capitol Corridor 10/2009 report
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 11-20-2009 - 21:19
From the CCJPA Monthly Performance report for October 2009:
[www.capitolcorridor.org]
During this first month of the new fiscal year, Capitol Corridor ridership was down significantly
compared to October 2008, but still higher than October 2007. The Capitol Corridor still handled
137,104 passengers in October 2009, but that was down -12.9% from the record October 2008
number of 157,353. Recently. Capitol Corridor ridership has been most impacted by a weak
economy and State-mandated “Furlough Fridays”—where state businesses shut down. However,
Capitol Corridor remains the third busiest Amtrak-operated route in the country, by a wide margin.
Revenue for October 2009 was down -5.3% compared to October 2008, but this is only half the
level of the ridership gap between October 2008 and 2009; so revenue appears strong. The farebox
recovery revenue-to-cost ratio for October 2009 remained steady at 46%. Television commercials
and Capitol Corridor sponsorships of peak-period radio reports of road conditions are continuing
to help ridership and sustain revenue.
October 2009 continues the superior on-time performance (94%), and these stats keep the
Capitol Corridor’s on-time performance among the best in the country. Programmed track work
and bridge replacement work has caused us to initiate an interim schedule for a few weeks, with
adjusted schedules, so that on-time performance can be maintained.
[www.capitolcorridor.org]
During this first month of the new fiscal year, Capitol Corridor ridership was down significantly
compared to October 2008, but still higher than October 2007. The Capitol Corridor still handled
137,104 passengers in October 2009, but that was down -12.9% from the record October 2008
number of 157,353. Recently. Capitol Corridor ridership has been most impacted by a weak
economy and State-mandated “Furlough Fridays”—where state businesses shut down. However,
Capitol Corridor remains the third busiest Amtrak-operated route in the country, by a wide margin.
Revenue for October 2009 was down -5.3% compared to October 2008, but this is only half the
level of the ridership gap between October 2008 and 2009; so revenue appears strong. The farebox
recovery revenue-to-cost ratio for October 2009 remained steady at 46%. Television commercials
and Capitol Corridor sponsorships of peak-period radio reports of road conditions are continuing
to help ridership and sustain revenue.
October 2009 continues the superior on-time performance (94%), and these stats keep the
Capitol Corridor’s on-time performance among the best in the country. Programmed track work
and bridge replacement work has caused us to initiate an interim schedule for a few weeks, with
adjusted schedules, so that on-time performance can be maintained.
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OPRRMS | 11-20-2009 - 21:19 |