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MTA Long Island Rail Road
MTA LIRR · New York, NY · Full Reporter
- Passenger trips (2025)
- 102 million
- Vehicle revenue miles
- 79.7 million
- Fare per trip
- $6.81
- 30.8% of operating costs
- Operating cost per trip
- $22.11
Monthly ridership
Passenger trips, all modes, in millions
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| Period | Passenger trips |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 8.63 million |
| Dec 2025 | 8.77 million |
| Dec 2024 | 8.36 million |
| Dec 2023 | 6.86 million |
| Dec 2022 | 7.00 million |
| Dec 2021 | 4.86 million |
August 2026: 8.63 million trips (0.0% vs. a year earlier). Monthly figures include FTA adjustments and estimates.
Service by mode in 2025
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| Mode | Trips | Revenue miles | Fares | Operating cost | Cost per trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commuter Rail | 102 million | 79.7 million | $696 million | $2.26 billion | $22.11 |
Includes service the agency runs directly and service bought from contractors. Demand response is mostly paratransit and dial-a-ride.
Year by year
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| Year | Trips | Revenue miles | Fare revenue | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 million | 79.7 million | $696 million | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 97.2 million | 78.2 million | $650 million | 29.4% |
| 2023 | 83.8 million | 76.5 million | $569 million | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 81.6 million | 62.9 million | $458 million | 28.6% |
Routes and stops
The agency's own GTFS schedule file lists 13 routes and 127 stops (read 10/22/2026). Counts come from the feed the agency certifies to the FTA and can include seasonal routes.
About this agency
- NTD ID
- 20100
- Organization type
- Subsidiary Unit of a Transit Agency, Reporting Separately
- Reporter type
- Full Reporter
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Urbanized area
- New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ
- Service area population
- 11,170,342
- Service area
- 2,967 sq mi
- Vehicles in peak service
- 1,079
- Website
- www.mta.info/lirr
Frequently asked questions
- How many people ride MTA Long Island Rail Road?
- MTA Long Island Rail Road reported 102 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025. Each boarding counts as one trip.
- How much of MTA Long Island Rail Road's costs do fares cover?
- In 2025, fares brought in $696 million against $2.26 billion in operating expenses, a fare recovery ratio of 30.8%.
- How many routes does MTA Long Island Rail Road have?
- The agency's GTFS schedule file lists 13 routes and 127 stops.
Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database · 2025 annual data, monthly data through August 2026