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10/16/2023



Rail News: Passenger Rail

Tampa's streetcar logs record ridership in 2023


The FY2023 ridership level is the highest in the streetcar's 20-year history.
Photo – Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority

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Tampa, Florida's TECO Line Streetcar reached an annual ridership record of 1,315,103 passenger trips in fiscal- year 2023, which ended Sept. 30.

The 2023 ridership level is the highest in the line's 20-year history. The streetcar broke ridership records in several months over the past year, including the best month in its modern history with 127,863 passenger trips in March, according to the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), which operates the line.

"We are elated to be celebrating another year of record ridership on the streetcar," said HART Interim CEO Scott Drainville in a press release. "The success of the streetcar is a result of our community coming together to invest in public transportation."

The TECO Line Streetcar is a partnership between HART, the city of Tampa and Tampa Historic Streetcar Inc.