Metro’s rail ridership stayed relatively steady in the past fiscal year, while bus ridership soared nearly 6 percent, according to agency figures.

Metrorail registered 218.2 million trips in the year that ended June 30, about 1.2 million, or 0.6 percent, more than the prior year. Bus ridership rose 5.7 percent to 132.2 million trips, even higher than the agency forecasted.