Las Vegas monorail not attracting more riders
LAS VEGAS – Ridership on the Las Vegas monorail remained virtually stagnant last month, and monorail officials said they don't expect to see increases in November.
In October, an average 28,820 riders a day took the $650 million transit line, which largely shuttles tourists up and down the Las Vegas Strip. That's a very slight decrease from September's numbers, and about a 12 percent drop since ridership peaked in July 2005.
Officials said they think the October turnstile count was a sign of a seasonal tourist slowdown.
The monorail opened July 15, 2004, with expectations that daily ridership would reach 50,000.
In October, the monorail brought in $84,507 a day in fare revenues, a tad behind September's daily norm of $85,328.
The system has yet to make a profit, though officials hope that a boost in ridership and advertising sales in 2006 will help the system break even. The system is about $50,000 a day short of fare and ad revenues paying for all operating costs and debt.
Source:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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