Bus ridership remains higih

Despite dipping gas prices, bus ridership in the San Fernando Valley is on the rise. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Wednesday that 28,000 riders used the Orange Line in September, a new record for the Valley line that opened in 2005.

The Orange Line buses hit their previous ridership record of 26,600 in July.

Other Metro lines also continued to see increases over last year, including the Gold Line reaching 25,500 riders in September - 6,000 more than last year - and the Green Line seeing 45,300 riders - almost 5,000 more than last year. Both are light-rail lines.