Roughly half of the people attending soccer matches in Johannesburg during the 2010 World Cup used public transit, according to officials. Much of that figure can be attributed to park-and-ride services set up on match days. The city's new Rea Vaya bus rapid transit system moved about 100,000 people, while the city's pre-existing Metrorail service transported about 118,000.
A total of 1 042 160 people attended the 15 matches in Johannesburg and of those, 479 517 used public transport.
More than 260 000 people used the park and ride system while just under 178 000 used the park and walk system.
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July 15, 2010
