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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Comparison to Existing Similar Commuter Rail Systems and Proposed Regional Commuter Rail <br />-- Existing and Planned Systems <br /> <br /> Year Length Number 01 Capital Cost Capital Cost per A verage Daily Riders per Route Riders per Station <br />Existing Systems (1) Opened (in Miles) Stations (1999 $) Mile (1999 $) Ridership in 1998 Mile in 1998 in 1998 <br />North Coaster 1995 43 8 $169111 $4m 4,275 100 535 <br />-- San Diego, California <br />Tri-Rail 1989 66 17 $355 m ROW $5 01 ROW 8,470 130 500 <br />-- Miami/Ft Lauderdale/W Palm Beach, Florida $105 m RS&C $2 m RS&C <br />Virginia Railway Express 1992 88 18 $161111 $2m 6,350 70 350 <br />-- Washington, DC <br />Trinity Railway Express 1996 10 3 $76 m $801 1,980 200 660 <br />-- Dallas, Texas <br /> <br />Planned System (2) <br /> <br />Year Length Number 0 Capital Cost <br />Opening (in Miles) Stations (1999 $) <br />1999 40 8 $27001 <br /> - <br />Year Length Number 0 Capital Cost <br />Opening (in Miles) Stations (1999 $) <br />2003 67 10 $144 to $164 m <br /> <br />Seallle Sounder <br />u Seallle, Washington <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor (3) <br /> <br />Minneapolis to East Saint Cloud <br /> <br />Notes: <br />m = Dollars in Millions <br />ROW = Right-of-Way <br />RS&C = Rolling Stock and Construction <br /> <br />Capital Cost per <br />Mile (1999 $) <br /> <br />A verage Daily <br />Ridership in 2010 <br /> <br />Riders per Station <br />in 2010 <br /> <br />Riders per Route <br />Mile in 2010 <br /> <br />$7 m <br /> <br />295 <br /> <br />1,475 <br /> <br />11,800 <br /> <br />Capital Cost per I A verage Daily Rider-IRiderS per Route Mile! Riders per Station i <br />Mile (1999 $) ship in 2005/2020 in 2005/2020 I 2005/2020 <br /> <br />$2.1 to $2.4 m <br /> <br />7,200/8,050 <br /> <br />110 1 120 <br /> <br />720 1 805 <br /> <br />Sources: <br />(I) American Public Transit Association Commuter Rail Transit Ridership Report, Second Quarter, April to June 1998. <br />(2) Sound Transit, December 1998, Average Daily Ridership forecasts completed by Sound Transit for the Year 2010. <br />(3) BRW, Inc. for Capital Costs and Wilbur Smith Associates for Average Daily Ridership for the Year 2005 and 2020. <br /> <br />12/25/98 <br />