"VTA tallied 28,000 light rail trips and 2,600 bus rides for the big game, which the National Football League said drew 70,823 people. That means about 20% of the crowd rode on VTA, assuming they took public transit in both directions. The 30,000 trips were 5,000 more than VTA expected on Feb. 8, and beat the previous record of 23,400 trips for the Taylor Swift "Eras" tour at Levi's Stadium in 2023."
""After the Super Bowl 60 game, VTA safely moved more than 15,000 passengers from Levi's Stadium by bus and light rail within 90 minutes - beating the NFL's two-hour crowd management benchmark," VTA spokeswoman Stacey Hendler Ross told San José Spotlight. "While short waits are expected when tens of thousands of fans depart a venue at once, VTA teams efficiently moved record numbers of riders. ... This was a significant public transit achievement.""
"didn't get on a train for 40 minutes, as one full train passed the station without stopping. Once on board, the packed train passed stations further up the line. He later left the game early to beat the crowd, only to be told trains wouldn't run until the game was over. "I witnessed a few thousand people, coming and going, who were confused and annoyed," Schoennauer said. "That's not the experience we want our visitors to have.""
VTA recorded 28,000 light rail trips and 2,600 bus rides for the Super Bowl, totaling 30,000 transit trips. The NFL reported 70,823 attendees, making transit users roughly 20% of the crowd if trips were round-trip. The total exceeded VTA's expectation by 5,000 trips and surpassed the previous Levi's Stadium record of 23,400 trips set during the Taylor Swift "Eras" tour in 2023. VTA moved more than 15,000 passengers from the stadium within 90 minutes, beating the NFL's two-hour benchmark. Several riders reported crowding and long waits, including one 40-minute wait and packed trains.
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