City officials counted 61,968 rides taken on Skyline rail trains in the first four days after opening a new 5.2-mile segment that takes passengers into four, critical new stations, including Daniel K. International Airport.

Thursday marked the first day of public, paid ridership for Skyline’s Segment 2, which saw 11,879 rides aboard Skyline trains, followed by a second day of paid ridership on Friday, when the rail system counted 10,471 rides. The city then offered two days of free fares that saw the number of rides leap to 19,562 on Saturday and 20,056 on Sunday.

Paid ridership resumed Monday morning.

Skyline counts individual rides, not passengers, so one person who takes several trips aboard the train in a day will account for multiple rides.

When Skyline opened to the public in Jun

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