Ridership on the Lynx Blue Line fell 10% in September compared to the same month a year earlier. The August murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the train appears to have kept some passengers away.
A year ago, nearly 550,000 people rode the Lynx in September. In September 2025, only 493,000 did.
The Charlotte Area Transit System noted that ridership was disproportionately lower at South End stations compared to a year earlier, and that was especially true on nights and weekends. Zarutska was killed at night on the train near the East/West station, which is in South End…