The MTA released their 2012 ridership numbers this week, and despite last year's five-day Sandy outage, business is booming for the Transit Authority: 1.6 billion straphangers rode the rails last year, an increase of about 1% from 2011 and the highest weekday and annual ridership since 1950. Weekend ridership increased even faster, at 3.0%. Here are some interactive charts and takeaways from the numbers:

G Train Is Growing: The G train saw a significant increase in ridership, about 4.2% or 2,000 daily rides. The increase likely came as a result of the Church Avenue extension and increased housing development along the line (Now when will the MTA officially announce the G stands for Gentrification?)

Barclays Boost: At least some of Downtown Brooklyn residents' fear of impending traffic Hell has been alleviated by the Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center station, which saw an increase of 7.6% ridership, 2,500 daily riders (and the Barclays Center only opened in September!)

God's Gift To Straphangers Sees Modest Increase: When the MTA completed the Broadway-Lafayette transfer in September, it was universally hailed as The Most Important Subway Transfer Of Our Time. But the station's convenience (and sweet, 2001-esque light fixtures) haven't given it a huge boost in ridership: It increased 140,124 more rides, for an increase of 1.2%. Maybe the grammar nazis decided to take cabs instead.

Make All The Hipster Jokes You Want, But…: Despite the fact that it'll cost you $1,350 to rent a closet in Williamsburg, people are flocking to the neighborhood on the L train: The Bedford Avenue stop saw 603,534 more rides last year, for a 7.8% increase. Growth on the L dies down as you move into Brooklyn, though: Lorimer Street saw a 3.7% increase, Graham Ave. 1.0% and Grand 0.5%.

Times Square Still Hell On Earth: It appears even more tourists are flocking to the center of Hell the world to have their children shoved by giant costumed panhandlers and behold a zombie catching a cat: Times Sq.-42nd St. was, as usual, the most used station in the system, with just over 62 million rides. But the major transfer center also saw a big increase this year of 2.4%, 1.4 million additional riders.