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Outlying commuter rail stations typically have about two passenger boarding
per space
Stations experiencing an excess of three boarding per space, are those typically
located in areas of higher density with transit and walk access (Table
22.11
).
Table 22.8 Examples of utilization of rail park-and-ride facilities
System (year)
Number of
facilities
Number
of spaces
Parked
vehicles
Percent
capacity
(%)
Commuter rail
Caltrain (1998)
34
4,125
3,210
78
35
a
Connecticut
-
New Haven Line(s) (1996)
14,258
12,056
85
Go Transit
Toronto (1998)
8
32,052
30,139
94
-
MARC
Maryland/West Virginia (1995)
26
5,922
5,150
87
-
METROLINK
-
Los Angeles (1999)
46
14,500
n/a
75
10
b
Sound Transit
Puget Sound,
Washington (2010)
5,982
5,264
88
-
4
c
TriMet
Portland, Oregon (2010)
699
280
40
-
13
d
Virginia Railway Express (1995)
3,901
2,411
62
Heavy rail
Chicago Transit Authority (1998)
15
a
6,506
51
5,500
78
85
-
-
Metrorail
Miami (1993)
17
9,391
5,030
53
-
39
a
Metrorail
-
Washington, DC (1995)
38,137
34,195
90
3
a
Southeastern PA Transp. Authority
(1993)
1,133
1,133
100
Light rail
Buffalo (1995)
2
1,400
n/a
70
Calgary (1998)
11
7,354
7,126
97
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (1998)
8
4,190
n/a
86
Denver (2009)
20
11,739
8,517
73
Sacramento (1999)
9
4,120
n/a
55
San Diego Trolley (1999)
23
5,553
1,471
26
Santa Clara Valley Transp. Authority
(2009)
21
6,471
1,700
26
TriMet
-
Portland, Oregon (2010)
23
9,606
5,261
55
n/a Information not available except by inference based on the
“
Percent Capacity
”
values, which
come from estimates or other derivations used by the reporting agencies
Source
Derived from [
14
], p 97, Exhibit 10.4)
a
Parking fee charged at several or all facilities
b
South Sounder line, includes adjacent and satellite lots
c
Includes the parking facility operated by the City of Wilsonville
d
Parking fee charged at several facilities in the survey year (fees since removed)
