Metro ridership was up by double digits in October compared to last year, with rail ridership up more than 23%: from 8.1 million boardings in October 2011 to 9.9 million boardings in October 2012. There was record ridership on the Orange, Silver, Blue and newly opened Expo lines. Meantime bus ridership systemwide -- Metro and contract bus -- rose from 31 million total boardings last October to 32.7 million this October.

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