New York City subway ridership reached 3.14 million on Marathon Sunday, setting a Sunday record for the system, according to the governor’s office.
The Nov. 1 total exceeded the previous Sunday record of 2.81 million by about 11%.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the total was 109% of its comparable pre-pandemic ridership level.
The subway carried 3.59 million riders on Halloween, its highest Saturday total since 2016.
On Oct. 29, ridership reached 4.72 million, a weekday high for the post-pandemic period and a 9.7% increase from a year earlier.
Total ridership from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 reached 11.24 million, up 8.4% from the comparable weekend a year earlier.
The MTA added trains and staff for the marathon weekend.