Table 3-15a: Average Passenger Fares (Current $)
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Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service |
33.01 |
34.13 |
40.65 |
53.64 |
84.60 |
92.53 |
107.86 |
106.78 |
103.60 |
109.80 |
103.21 |
106.66 |
110.37 |
114.10 |
114.34 |
114.98 |
121.27 |
112.17 |
Class I bus, intercitya |
2.46 |
2.73 |
3.81 |
5.46 |
10.57 |
11.98 |
20.22 |
21.86 |
21.15 |
21.32 |
19.77 |
20.10 |
22.85 |
R20.83 |
R23.14 |
R26.16 |
29.46 |
30.27 |
Transit, all modesb (unlinked) |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
0.27 |
0.30 |
0.53 |
0.67 |
0.70 |
0.72 |
0.77 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
0.93 |
0.90 |
0.91 |
0.90 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
Commuter rail |
0.64 |
0.71 |
0.84 |
1.04 |
1.41 |
2.85 |
2.90 |
3.01 |
3.09 |
3.09 |
3.19 |
3.13 |
3.25 |
3.30 |
3.29 |
3.30 |
R3.32 |
3.44 |
Intercity / Amtrakc |
4.22 |
3.92 |
3.19 |
12.96 |
17.72 |
26.15 |
R39.59 |
R41.19 |
R40.78 |
R40.11 |
R39.10 |
R39.92 |
R43.31 |
R45.26 |
R44.75 |
R46.85 |
49.61 |
51.58 |
KEY: R = revised
a Regular route intercity service.
b Prior to 1984, excludes commuter railroad, automated guideway, urban ferryboat,
demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems.
c Amtrak began operations in 1971.
SOURCES
Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington,
DC: February 1970), part III, table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).
1965-70: Ibid. Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974), part III,
table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).
1975-80: Ibid. Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues),
p. 1, line 3; and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues),
p. 2, line 16 (passenger revenue / revenue passenger enplanements).
1985-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC:
Annual December issues), p. 1, line 3; and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington,
DC: Annual December issues), p. 2, line 16 (passenger revenue / revenue passenger
enplanements).
Class I bus, intercity:
1960-93: Interstate Commerce Commission, Transport Statistics in the United
States, Motor Carriers (Washington, DC: Annual issues), part 2.
1994-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Selected Earnings Data, Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC:
Annual issues) (operating revenue / revenue passengers).
Transit and commuter rail:
1960-2001: American Public Transit Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC:
Annual issues) (passenger fares / passenger trips).
Intercity / Amtrak:
1960-70: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1975-80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.
1985: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (transportation
revenues / Amtrak system passenger trips).
1990-2001: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual
issues) (ticket revenue per passenger mile x average trip length of passengers).
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