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Record for T may be fleeting

Ridership at high, but fare hikes loom

By Eric Moskowitz

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 01, 2012

The MBTA set a modern record for ridership in 2011, providing 389.9 million trips - a total that will almost surely dip in 2012, with the T mulling a mix of fare increases and service cuts. The figures obtained by the Globe show that the T also set an annual record with 1.279 million average weekday one-way passenger trips. Each figure broke a high-water mark set in 2008 - a year in which a strong economy and high gas prices caused crowding on the T.

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