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DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION/BUSINESS PLAN <br />Working Paper of September 30, 1998 -- Page 4 <br /> <br />Year 2005 Daily Fare Revenues in 2005 Dollars: <br /> <br />Route A to Bethel $ 6,118 <br />Route B to Elk River $ 8,896 <br />Route H to Norwood/Young America $ 6,443 <br />Route L to Northfield $10,725 <br />Route N to Hastings $ 5,120 <br />Route S to Forest Lake $ 5,921 <br /> <br />Total Full All-Route System $ 43,223 <br /> <br />These daily figures are converted to annual fare collections based on the industry <br />convention of 250 riding days yearly, assuming weekday only commuter service. <br /> <br />Year 2005 Annual Fare Revenues in 2005 Dollars: <br /> <br />Route A to Bethel $ 1.5 Million <br />Route B to Elk River $ 2.2 Million <br />Route H to Norwood/Young America $ 1.6 Million <br />Route L to Northfield $ 2.7 Million <br />Route N to Hastings $ 1.3 Million <br />Route S to Forest Lake $ 1.5 Million <br /> <br />Total Full All-Route System <br /> <br />$10.8 Million <br /> <br />Recovery Ratio <br /> <br />The relationship of revenues generated by passenger fares to annual operating and <br />maintenance expenses is .known as the farebox recovery ratio. For the relatively newer and <br />smaller commuter rail systems in the United States, comparable recovery ratios range <br />between approximately 10% and 40%, leaving between 60% and 90% of annual operating <br />expenses to be covered by oth&r sources of public funding. <br /> <br /> <br />