Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) reported multiple post-pandemic ridership records during the month of June, crediting large events including the World Cup and San Francisco Pride for a surge in riders.<\/p>\n
The agency said ridership in June was 18.6% higher than in June 2025.<\/p>\n
Agency officials said in a statement, “The gains reflect BART’s growing role beyond the traditional commute, supporting travel to cultural celebrations, major sporting events, and entertainment throughout the region.”<\/p>\n
The top five highest ridership days since the start of the pandemic<\/a> in 2020 all took place last month, officials said. Tuesday, June 9 was the highest single ridership day post-pandemic, with 236,785 trips.<\/p>\n With Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara hosting several matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, the agency reported a surge in ridership to the Milpitas station, which connects to VTA Light Rail. Officials said ridership was up 50% compared to the previous June, with traffic up 130% on match days. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, ridership at the San Francisco International Airport station increased 30%.<\/p>\n Pride Weekend in San Francisco also led to post-pandemic ridership records. On Saturday, June 27, a record 158,944 trips were reported. <\/p>\n On Sunday, June 28, when the parade took place, officials said 171,342 trips were reported, a 24% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n BART reported 59.5 million total trips for the fiscal year ending in June, 13% above the previous year, but considerably below pre-pandemic levels. In Fiscal Year 2019<\/a>, the agency reported 118.1 million total trips, with an average weekday ridership of about 410,000.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n