List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership explained

The following is a list of all urban rail transit systems in Latin America, ranked by passenger ridership. These kinds of systems are most commonly known as metro (or subway in English), but may also be known as subte, tren, or tranvía systems. Daily and annual passengers ridership figures in this chart are based on annual and daily (not just weekday) average passenger trips. The year of the source date varies and is provided on the right.

Overall, Brazil has the largest number of metros, with 12 such systems, followed by Venezuela with 4 metro systems. The Mexico City Metro has the highest passenger ridership from a single operator in Latin America, and second in the Americas, after the New York City Subway. São Paulo is the city with the largest number of passengers carried by trains.

SystemCountryCity
served		data-sort-type="number" Annual
Ridership*
data-sort-type="number" Average
daily
boardings*
System
length		Ave. daily
boardings
per km*
data-sort-type="number" Year
opened		data-sort-type="number" Stationsdata-sort-type="number" LinesSource
date
1Mexico City MetroMexicoMexico City1,662,562,714[1] 4,615,375[2] 200.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on [3] 22,9841969195[4] 122016
2São Paulo MetroBrazilSão Paulo1,495,100,000 [5] 5,500,000104km (65miles)52,2801974[6] 8962019
3São Paulo Metropolitan Trains CompanyBrazilSão Paulo867,700,000[7] 2,900,000380km (240miles)10,62219929472019
4Caracas MetroVenezuelaCaracas484,600,000[8] 3,300,00052.4km (32.6miles)25,33719834842019
5Santiago MetroChileSantiago670,100,000[9] 2,200,000[10] 140km (90miles)17,255197513672019
6MetrôRioBrazilRio de Janeiro401,500,000[11] 1,100,00058km (36miles)26,83019793522012
7SubteArgentinaBuenos Aires365,000,000[12] 1,000,000[13] 54.9km (34.1miles)18,21419138762019
8Medellín MetroColombiaMedellín206,101,000[14] 530,000[15] 31.3km (19.4miles)16,93319952722018
9Monterrey MetroMexicoMonterrey180,820,000[16] 495,39740.5km (25.2miles)[17] 15,48119913122018
10Lima MetroPeruLima124,134,820 [18] 554,000 [19] 34.6km (21.5miles)10,2501990/201126112/2014
11MexicoGuadalajara103,649,000283,97047km (29miles)[20] 10,00019894832018
12Recife MetroBrazilRecife79,600,000[21] 285,00044.2km (27.5miles)6,44819853042012
13Santo Domingo MetroDominican Republic Santo Domingo76,600,000[22] 275,00027.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on[23] [24] 5,49720083022017
14Panama MetroPanamaPanama City68,500,000[25] 260,00037km (23miles)12,40920143022015
15TrensurbBrazilPorto Alegre62,000,000[26] 170,00039km (24miles)4,35919851912011
16Belo Horizonte MetroBrazilBelo Horizonte57,419,280[27] 157,30028.1km (17.5miles)5,59819861912012
17Federal District MetroBrazilBrasília54,750,000[28] 150,00042.4km (26.3miles)3,53820012422009
18Xochimilco Light RailMexicoMexico City21,000,000[29] 57,53412.8km (08miles)4,49519861812007
19Valparaíso MetroChileValparaíso20,120,000[30] 55,12343km (27miles)1,09620052012013
20Valencia MetroVenezuelaValencia17,200,000[31] 62,0006.2km (03.9miles)10,0002006712012
21Los Teques Metro[32] VenezuelaLos Teques/Caracas13,000,000[33] 35,61610.2km (06.3miles)3,49020063108/2013
22Tren UrbanoUnited States (Puerto Rico)San Juan11,023,500 [34] 40,60017.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on2,3602004161Q4 2012
23Maracaibo MetroVenezuelaMaracaibo9,000,000[35] 42,0006.5km (04miles)3,4902006612011
24Teresina Metro[36] BrazilTeresina4,300,000[37] 12,00014.5km (09miles)8281989912009
25Fortaleza MetroBrazilFortalezan/an/a43km (27miles)n/a2012282n/a
26Metrotranvía MendozaArgentinaMendozan/an/a12.5km (07.8miles)n/a2012261n/a
27Salvador MetroBrazilSalvadorn/a300,000 (Projected)30km (20miles)n/a2014192n/a
28Maceió MetroBrazilMaceión/a40,000 (Projected)32km (20miles)n/a1997n/a1n/a
29Cariri MetroBrazilCrato–Juazeiron/a5,00013.9km (08.6miles)360200991n/a
30Quito MetroEcuadorQuiton/an/a22km (14miles)n/a20231512022
*Corresponds to the ridership source provided for each transit system, except for the Santiago Metro, because that system's current line 3 inaugurated on January 22, 2019.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Comparación de afluencia total. 12 September 2017. es.
  2. This is the Average Daily Ridership figure, not an Average Weekday Ridership figure - it is averaged from the Q2 2013 Total Ridership figure for this system.
  3. 200.8km (124.8miles) in revenue service; (226.5km (140.7miles) considering maintenance tracks), as available in the official website
  4. Web site: Datos de operacion . Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico . es . Operational data . 2013-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014104236/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/operacion/cifrasoperacion.html . 2013-10-14 .
  5. Web site: RELATÓRIO INTEGRADO 2019. Companhia Do Metropolitano De São Paulo . 2019. 2020-09-29.
  6. Web site: Metrô - Home - The Company - About . Companhia Do Metropolitano De São Paulo . 2017 . 2018-04-01.
  7. Web site: Número de passageiros transportados pela CPTM cresce menos em 2019. 7 April 2020. pt.
  8. Web site: .:Sistema Metro - Histórico Pasajeros Transportados . 2013-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130730103040/http://www.metrodecaracas.com.ve/empresa/metrocifras/sistmet_pashist.html . 2013-07-30 .
  9. https://www.metrosantiago.cl/files/documentos/memoria2016/memoria-anual-2016.pdf
  10. Web site: Corporativo.
  11. Web site: Página não encontrada.
  12. News: La Ciudad contrató al subte de París para mejorar el servicio. José Luis Brea. La Nación. 11 April 2014.
  13. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1790855-aumento-un-12-la-cantidad-de-usuarios-que-usan-el-subte-a-diario Aumentó un 12% la cantidad de usuarios que usan el subte a diario
  14. Web site: Boletín Técnico Encuesta de Transporte Urbano de Pasajeros (ETUP) Cuarto trimestre de 2018. 2019-03-01. National Administrative Department of Statistics. 14. 2019-03-06.
  15. News: ¿Hasta cuándo aguantará la capacidad del metro de Medellín?. 2015-09-01. El Colombiano. es.
  16. Web site: Banco de Información Económica (BIE). www.inegi.org.mx. 2019-09-26.
  17. Web site: STC Metrorrey: Pasado, Presente y Futuro. 2014-05-23. Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles. es. 2019-09-26.
  18. https://www.lineauno.pe/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Reporte-de-Sostenibilidad-2018.pdf
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcdYcOMeVn0 Video of the ATU new daily ridership
  20. Web site: Características Tren Eléctrico. SITEUR. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728145449/http://www.siteur.gob.mx/tren-electrico/caracteristicas. 2013-07-28.
  21. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110214056/http://www.cbtu.gov.br/planos/auditorias/relatorio/gestao2012/gestao2012.pdf . 2013-11-10 .
  22. Web site: Informe Mensual de Explotación DICIEMBRE 2015 . Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET) . opret.gob.do . http://opret.gob.do/Estadisticas.aspx) . es . Monthly Operating Report DECEMBER 2017 . pdf . 16 . 2016-05-13.
  23. Web site: Línea 1 . Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET) . es . Line 1 . 2017-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163517/http://www.opret.gob.do/Linea1.aspx . 2013-10-21 .
  24. Web site: Línea 2 - 1ra Etapa . Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET) . es . Line 2 - 1st Stage . 2017-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083213/http://www.opret.gob.do/Linea2.aspx . 2013-09-30 .
  25. News: El metro trasladó 68.5 millones de viajeros en el transcurso de 2015 . Panama America . es . The metro transported 68.5 million passengers during 2015 . December 30, 2015 . 2015-12-30.
  26. Web site: A Linha Férrea.
  27. Web site: 08/01/13 - CBTU contabiliza número recorde de passageiros em 2012 . 2013-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110214024/http://www.cbtu.gov.br/noticias/destaques/2013/mes01/080113c/080113c.html . 2013-11-10 .
  28. Web site: Memória . 2013-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925131035/http://www.metro.df.gov.br/sobre-o-metro/memoria.html . 2013-09-25 .
  29. Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009-2010. p. 242. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. .
  30. Web site: XIX Memoria Anual 2013 . Metro Valparaíso S.A. . es . 2013 Annual Report . 16, 22 . 2014-07-26.
  31. Web site: Historia. Administrator. 2013-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727020924/http://www.metrovalencia.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=8. 2010-07-27. dead.
  32. The Los Teques Metro is generally considered to be part of the Caracas Metro.
  33. Web site: C.A. Metro Los Teques.
  34. Web site: APTA Ridership Report - Q4 2012 Report . . http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/RidershipArchives.aspx . March 2013 . 2013-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513000820/http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2012-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf . 2013-05-13 . dead .
  35. Web site: Metro de Maracaibo estima movilizar 42 mil usuarios diarios estas navidades . 2013-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617163511/http://www.metrodemaracaibo.gob.ve/index.php/noticias/103-metro-de-maracaibo-estima-movilizar-42-mil-usuarios-diarios-estas-navidades . 2013-06-17 .
  36. Uses diesel rail vehicles, rather than the electrified vehicles used on rapid transit systems.
  37. Web site: Metrô de Teresina é o que transporta menos usuários | Clica Piauí . 2013-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110212815/http://www.clicapiaui.com/geral/10586/metro-de-teresina-e-o-que-transporta-menos-usuarios.html . 2013-11-10 . dead .

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