泰勒-斯威夫特的粉丝提高了美国城市轨道交通的乘客量
自从泰勒-斯威夫特3月开始 "时代 "巡演,成千上万的歌迷乘坐铁路去看她的演唱会,这让美国交通机构受益匪浅。
据CNN报道,芝加哥、亚特兰大、费城、新泽西和匹兹堡的交通机构的官员报告说,在斯威夫特演出的周末,乘客数量很高,其中一些机构报告说,乘客数量创下了新高。
芝加哥交通局在6月4日至10日这一周提供了563万次乘车服务,创下了新冠大流行以来的记录。斯威夫特6月2日至4日在士兵球场的三场夜间演出产生了超过43,000次额外的铁路和公共汽车乘坐量。
亚特兰大大都会捷运局报告说,三晚共有14万人使用其捷运系统去观看斯威夫特在梅赛德斯-奔驰体育场的演出,是平时周末乘坐量的三倍。
同样,宾夕法尼亚州东南部交通局统计,在演出结束后的一小时内,有27,000名粉丝进入林肯金融广附近的地铁站。新泽西州交通局在纪念日周末运送了8万人,当时斯威夫特在大都会人寿体育场演出。匹兹堡地区交通局在阿克苏尔体育场两天的演出中运送了85,000人,演出门票全部售罄。
Taylor Swift fans boost ridership on US transit agencies
U.S. transit agencies are benefiting from the thousands of fans taking rail to see Taylor Swift in concert during her "Eras" tour that began in March.
Officials from transit authorities in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Pittsburgh reported high ridership levels on the weekends when Swift was performing, some of them reporting record ridership, CNN reported.
The Chicago Transit Authority provided 5.63 million rides the week of June 4-10, a pandemic-era record. Swift's three night performances June 2-4 at Soldier Field generated more than 43,000 additional rail and bus rides.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority reported 140,000 people using its rail system to see Swift perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium over three nights, more than three times the typical weekend ridership level.
Similarly, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority counted 27,000 fans entering the subway station near Lincoln Financial Field in the hour following the shows' ends. New Jersey Transit moved 80,000 people on Memorial Day weekend, when Swift performed at MetLife Stadium. And Pittsburgh Regional Transit transported 85,000 people throughout two days of sold-out performances at Acrisure Stadium.

