List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
The following is a list of all heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States. It does not include statistics for bus or light rail systems (see: List of United States light rail systems by ridership for the latter). All ridership figures represent "unlinked" passenger trips (i.e. line transfers on multi-line systems register as separate trips). The data is provided by the American Public Transportation Association's Ridership Reports.
System | Transit agency | City/Area served | Annual ridership (2022)[1] |
Avg. weekday ridership (Q4 2022)[1] |
System length |
Rider. per mile | Opened | Stations | Lines | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | New York City Subway | New York City Transit Authority[note 1] | New York City | 1,793,073,000 | 6,335,700 | 248 miles (399 km)[2] | 37,214 | 1904[3] | 472[3] | 26[3] |
2. | Chicago "L" | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | 103,524,900 | 334,200 | 102.8 miles (165.4 km)[4] | 6,764 | 1892[4] | 146[4] | 8[4] |
3. | Washington Metro | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 93,049,300 | 326,300 | 129 miles (208 km)[5] | 6,980 | 1976[5] | 97[5] | 6 |
4. | MBTA subway ("The T")[note 2] (Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston | 80,969,900 | 273,000 | 38 miles (61 km)[6] | 12,508 | 1901 | 53[6] | 3[6] |
5. | PATH | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Manhattan; Hudson County, and Newark | 45,501,400 | 151,200 | 13.8 miles (22.2 km)[7][8] | 22,225 | 1908[9] | 13[7] | 4[10] |
6. | SEPTA[note 3] (Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Philadelphia | 41,188,200 | 146,300 | 36.7 miles (59.1 km)[11][12] | 8,970 | 1907[13] | 75[14] | 3[14] |
7. | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[note 4] | Bay Area Rapid Transit District | San Francisco Bay Area | 39,642,000 | 140,700 | 119.1 miles (191.7 km)[15] | 3,760 | 1972[16] | 48[15] | 7[17] |
8. | MARTA rail | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Atlanta | 28,198,300 | 91,000 | 47.6 miles (76.6 km) | 3,684 | 1979[18] | 38[19] | 4[19] |
9. | Metro Rail[note 3] (B and D Lines) |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | 25,267,200 | 76,800 | 17.4 miles (28.0 km)[20] | 7,523 | 1993[20] | 16[20] | 2[20] |
10. | Metrorail | Miami-Dade Transit | Miami | 11,951,400 | 62,600 | 24.4 miles (39.3 km)[21] | 2,566 | 1984[22] | 23[21] | 2[21] |
11. | PATCO Speedline | Port Authority Transit Corporation | Philadelphia, southern New Jersey | 4,870,200 | 41,600 | 14.2 miles (22.9 km)[23] | 2,704 | 1936[23] | 13[23] | 1[23] |
12. | Staten Island Railway | Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA) [note 1] | Staten Island (New York City) | 3,757,700 | 17,000 | 14 miles (23 km)[2] | 2,036 | 1860[24] | 21[2] | 1[2] |
13. | RTA Rapid Transit[note 3] (Red Line) |
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cleveland | 2,808,200 | 9,000 | 19 miles (31 km)[25] | 837 | 1955[26] | 18[25] | 1[25] |
14. | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink | Maryland Transit Administration | Baltimore | 2,453,100 | 10,800 | 15.5 miles (24.9 km)[27] | 2,361 | 1983[28] | 14[27] | 1[27] |
15. | Tren Urbano | Autoridad de Transporte Integrado | San Juan | 1,988,300 | 6,200 | 10.7 miles (17.2 km)[29] | 1,897 | 2004[29] | 16[29] | 1[29] |
Source: "List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_rapid_transit_systems_by_ridership.
Further Reading

List of metro systems

SEPTA

Staten Island Railway

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Norristown High Speed Line

Miami-Dade Transit

New York City Subway stations

Commuter rail in North America

Los Angeles Metro Rail

Transportation in New York City

List of Los Angeles Metro Rail stations

Metrorail (Miami-Dade County)

List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
Light rail in the United States

Transportation in South Florida

List of the Americas rail transit systems by ridership
See also
- List of metro systems
- List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- List of United States light rail systems by ridership
- List of North American light rail systems by ridership
- List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership
- List of United States local bus agencies by ridership
Notes
- ^ a b Agency is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
- ^ System also includes the Green Line and Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line light rail lines; ridership data for these light rail lines is not included in statistics shown here.
- ^ a b c System also includes light rail lines. Ridership data for such lines is not included in statistics given.
- ^ Figures only include BART's five rapid transit lines, and not the system's AGT line to Oakland Airport nor the eBART line.
References
- ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). June 26, 2019. p. 156. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c "The MTA Network - New York City Transit at a Glance". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Ridership and Service Statistics, Fourteenth Edition 2014" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 2014. pp. 3–4, 6. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 12, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Criteria Air Pollutant (CAP) Emission Inventory (EI) for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: 2008 Summary and 2006-2008 Trends" (pdf). PATH. June 2010. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Facts & Info - PATH - The Port Authority of NY & NJ". PATH. 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "History". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Maps & Schedule". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "SEPTA Route Statistics 2014" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Service Planning Department. Spring 2014. pp. 9, 13, 221. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Media Guide" (pdf). SEPTA. 2013. pp. 7, 11. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". SEPTA. September 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2013" (pdf). SEPTA. June 30, 2013. pp. 4–6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rider recalls first day of BART passenger service on Sept. 11, 1972". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "BART - Schedules By Line". Bay Area Rapid Transit. 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "About MARTA: MARTA's Past & Future". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Bombardier Partners with Atlanta to Improve Track Worker Protection with TrackSafe Technology" (Press release). Bombardier. April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Chapter 1.0 - Purpose and Need", Westside Transit Corridor Extension Study: Final Alternatives Analysis Study (pdf), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, January 2009, pp. 1–18, retrieved September 28, 2012
- ^ a b c "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report - RTA Facts". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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