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From http://www.startribune.com/local/78990087.html
Northstar ridership below Metro Transit goalsDuring the train's first 15 days of operation last month, it averaged 2,207 passengers a day, compared with a 2010 daily average goal of about 2,460. Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb said that regular ridership patterns will not emerge until next year and that the November results included a long holiday weekend when many commuters stayed home.
Still, Metro Transit calls debut "very positive."
By BOB VON STERNBERG , Star Tribune
Last update: December 10, 2009 - 11:54 PM
Ridership on the fledgling Northstar commuter train is running slightly behind Metro Transit's weekly goals, but officials nonetheless called it "a very positive" debut. During the train's first 15 days of operation last month, it averaged 2,207 passengers a day, compared with a 2010 daily average goal of about 2,460. "While it is too early to make sweeping statements, these early ridership results indicate to us a very positive response to the state's newest transportation option," Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb said in a prepared statement.