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Record riders on Broad Street Line for Broad Street Run

If it seemed like the subway was packed before and after Sunday's Broad Street Run - it was. SEPTA said Monday that there were 88,510 trips on the Broad Street Line on Sunday, a record for the day of the annual 10-mile race.

If it seemed like the subway was packed before and after Sunday's Broad Street Run - it was.

SEPTA said Monday that there were 88,510 trips on the Broad Street Line on Sunday, a record for the day of the annual 10-mile race.

Sunday's trips surpassed the previous record for race day, set last year, when there were 72,678 rides on the subway line.

For comparison, the Broad Street Line sees about 40,000 riders on a typical Sunday. The line's all-time ridership record was set on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, when there were an estimated 361,800 trips for the Phillies' World Series parade.

Since 2002, when SEPTA began tracking ridership on the line during the Broad Street Run, trips have more than doubled. That year, there were about 39,900 rides.

The number of people running down Broad Street from Somerville Avenue to the Navy Yard has also surged during that time span. The race now draws about 40,000 runners, but had just 9,875 entrants in 2002.

SEPTA said 31,958 people entered the subway system at AT&T Station on Sunday, also a record for the day of the race and up about 10,800 entries from 2014's run. That's the station closest to the finish line, and many who drive to the race park near the sports stadiums and take the subway to the start line in North Philadelphia.