Table 3-15b: Average Passenger Fares
(Chained 2000 $)
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Air carrier, domestic,
scheduled service |
138.96 |
138.27 |
138.65 |
135.45 |
123.18 |
112.42 |
117.94 |
119.18 |
114.14 |
113.74 |
112.60 |
114.73 |
124.53 |
121.38 |
119.86 |
120.39 |
121.27 |
121.07 |
123.12 |
122.29 |
125.38 |
Class I bus, intercitya |
17.71 |
18.57 |
20.46 |
18.70 |
22.63 |
16.36 |
23.31 |
24.08 |
22.93 |
23.87 |
22.16 |
23.22 |
25.91 |
23.51 |
24.79 |
27.36 |
29.46 |
29.31 |
28.26 |
U |
U |
Transit, all modesb (unlinked) |
1.02 |
1.01 |
0.92 |
0.97 |
0.75 |
0.84 |
0.86 |
0.87 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
0.96 |
0.97 |
0.94 |
0.89 |
0.91 |
0.91 |
0.93 |
0.89 |
0.85 |
0.86 |
U |
Commuter rail |
4.60 |
5.02 |
5.04 |
4.84 |
3.97 |
5.11 |
3.81 |
3.85 |
3.89 |
3.83 |
3.92 |
3.65 |
3.56 |
3.62 |
3.52 |
3.40 |
3.32 |
3.28 |
3.21 |
3.52 |
U |
Intercity rail / Amtrakc |
30.30 |
27.73 |
19.15 |
60.29 |
49.86 |
46.85 |
51.99 |
52.65 |
51.39 |
49.78 |
48.04 |
46.56 |
47.39 |
49.59 |
47.87 |
48.32 |
49.61 |
49.18 |
50.72 |
53.69 |
U |
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.
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.
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).
1985-2004: 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. 3, 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.
1994-2002: 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:
1960-2003: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book 2005(Washington, DC: Annual issues) (passenger fares / passenger trips).
Intercity rail / 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).
1990-2002: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (ticket revenue per passenger mile x average trip length of passengers).
2003: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2004).
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