The Baltimore Metro SubwayLink (the heavy rail train line) cost a total of \(\$1.392\) billion to build when its final section finished in 1995. [1, 2] This original \(15.4\)-mile system is now undergoing more than \(\$500\) million in modernizations and new train car purchases.
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What bullplop. The real number (as per the g00gle AI) is $121,000 per rider. But that would be if it ran for one day and then shut down. You think that's the plan?
what's the daily maintenance cost?
Oooops. The Maryland Transit Administration's (MTA) annual operating budget for Baltimore's light rail and metro subway is roughly \(\$157\) million combined.
The operating cost per passenger trip (the cost to the agency per rider) varies by transit mode:
Metro Subway: The operating cost is about \(\$7.50\) to \(\$9.00\) per passenger trip.
Light Rail: The operating cost is roughly \(\$4.50\) to \(\$6.00\) per passenger trip.
This means it costs the MTA more to transport one rider than the standard flat fare of \(\$2.00\) per trip. The remaining cost is paid by state and federal taxes.
You can view live service updates on the MTA Maryland website. You can also explore historical system costs on the Maryland Open Data Portal.
So what? The government is supposed to provide services and not act on a for-profit basis.
It is? That's in the Constitution? Provide "services"?
...and "don't make a profit"?
It is? That's in the Constitution? Provide "services"?
Yes.
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