The number of riders on Washington State Ferries increased modestly last year, according to 2014 traffic statistics that were released this week.
Overall, the number of riders on Washington ferries climbed by 2.7 percent over 2013, and a total of 23,193,660 riders took a ferry last year.
WSF reported the system carried more than 10.2 million vehicles in 2014.
The Bainbridge Island-Seattle route remains the busiest run in the system.
Last year, 6.3 million travelers caught a boat on the route, and Bainbridge ferries transported 1.9 million vehicles.
The number of walk-on passengers increased by 1.3 percent, and totaled 3,087,786 in 2014.
Travelers on the Bainbridge route made up 27 percent of the overall ridership on state ferries last year, and Bainbridge’s walk-on riders represented 46 percent of all the foot passengers systemwide.
