List of North American rapid transit systems explained

See also: List of North American light rail systems. This is a list of North American rapid transit systems by ridership. These heavy rail or rapid transit systems are also known as metro or subway systems. This list of systems in North America does not include light rail, even when they are integrated with heavy rail. Daily and annual ridership figures are based on "average weekday unlinked passenger trips" (where transfers between lines are counted as two separate passenger "boardings" or "trips"), unless otherwise indicated. For metro systems in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada, the annual ridership figures for 2023 and average weekday ridership figures for the First Quarter (Q1) of 2024 come from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) ridership reports statistics, unless otherwise noted. Ridership figures for Mexico come from the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (INEGI), specifically the Economy and Productive Sectors - Passenger Transit information.[1] Ridership figures for the Dominican Republic come from the Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro report for the year 2013.[2]

SystemCountryCity/area
served		data-sort-type="number" Annual
ridership
(2023)[3] [4] 		data-sort-type="number" Avg. daily
weekday
boardings
(Q1 2024)		System
length		Avg. daily
boardings
per mile
(Q3 2023)		data-sort-type="number" Year
opened		data-sort-type="number" Stationsdata-sort-type="number" Lines
1New York City SubwayUnited States New York City248miles[5] 25,2511904[6] 472[7] 24
2Mexico City MetroMexicoMexico City1,115,300,000 2,397,892[8] 140.751NaN1[9] 30,9841969195[10] 12
3Montreal MetroCanadaMontreal43miles[11] 21,8161966684
4Toronto subway[12] CanadaToronto47.8miles[13] 20,3051954703
5SkyTrainCanadaVancouver79.6order=flipNaNorder=flip9,030198553[14] 3
6Washington MetroUnited StatesWashington, D.C. Metropolitan Area129miles[15] 3,6831976986
7Chicago 'L'United StatesChicago102.8miles[16] 3,78018921458
8MetrorreyMexicoMonterrey138,709,000380,024 [17] 40km (30miles)25,6051991[18] 40[19] 3
9MBTA subway[20]
(Blue, Orange, and Red Lines)		United StatesBoston39.5miles[21] 7,1871901534
10BARTUnited States San Francisco
Bay Area		152,500131.4miles[22] 1,2801972486[23]
11SEPTA Metro
(Broad Street (B),
Market–Frankford (L), and Norristown High Speed (M) Lines)		United States Philadelphia90,240,800173.736.7miles[24] [25] 4,733190775[26] 3
12PATHUnited States Jersey City, Newark, NJ55,109,100185,60013.8miles[27] 13,449190813[28] 5
13MARTAUnited States Atlanta63,998,50092,90048miles[29] 1,9521979384
14Panama MetroPanamaPanama City91,932,890[30] 180,000[31] 22.9miles[32] 21,176201431[33] 2[34]
15Santo Domingo MetroDominican RepublicSanto Domingo61,270,054177,844
[35] 		17miles[36] [37] 10,4612009302
16Metro Rail
(B and D Lines)		United States Los Angeles41,775,10063,80017.4miles[38] 3,6671993162
17Miami MetrorailUnited States Miami24.9miles[39] 2,1111984232
18PATCO SpeedlineUnited StatesPhiladelphia11,107,50018,00014.2miles[40] 1,2681936131
19Staten Island RailwayUnited StatesNew York City7,741,00017,90014miles1,2791860221
20Baltimore Metro SubwayLinkUnited StatesBaltimore7,325,50014,40015.5miles[41] 8841983141
21RTA Rapid Transit
(Red Line)		United StatesCleveland5,958,00010,50019miles[42] 5531955181
22Tren UrbanoPuerto Rico (United States)San Juan5,233,90014,10010.7miles1,3182004161

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.inegi.org.mx/temas/transporteurb/ INEGI
  2. Web site: Informe de Evolución de la Demanda Diciembre 2014 . Dirección de Operaciones Metro de Santo Domingo [Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro] . Spanish . Report on Changes in Demand December 2014 . 7 . January 7, 2015 . 2015-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093659/http://opret.gob.do/Documentos/Estad%C3%ADsticas%20Institucionales/Informe%20Mensual%20de%20explotaci%C3%B3n%20%20Diciembre%202014.pdf . April 2, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: May 23, 2024 . American Public Transportation Association Q1 2024 Ridership Report . July 15, 2024 . American Public Transportation Association.
  4. Web site: Estadistica de transporte urbano de pasajeros . Instituto Nactional De Estadística Y Geografía (INEGI) . January 2024 . 2024-04-03.
  5. Web site: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 . . 156 . June 26, 2019 . 2021-12-07.
  6. The current system incorporates elevated sections built in 1870.
  7. Web site: The MTA Network – New York City Transit at a Glance . . 2019-07-15.
  8. https://datos.cdmx.gob.mx/dataset/afluencia-diaria-del-metro-cdmx SEMOVI
  9. Web site: Datos de operacion . Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico . Spanish . Operational data . 2014-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014104236/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/operacion/cifrasoperacion.html . 2013-10-14 .
  10. Web site: Datos de operacion . Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico . Spanish . Operational data . 2013-10-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014104236/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/operacion/cifrasoperacion.html . 2013-10-14 .
  11. Web site: UrbanRail.Net – North America – Canada – Montréal – Montréal Metro . Robert Schwandl (UrbanRail.Net) . 2007 . 2013-08-23.
  12. Totals represent the sum of the "Heavy Rail (HR)" and "Intermediate Rail (IR)" figures for Toronto from the APTA ridership report – in other words, figures include stations and ridership on Line 3 Scarborough (RT), which APTA considers to be an IR line and which the Toronto Transit Commission includes in the rapid transit system for mapping and administrative purposes.
  13. Web site: 2013 – TTC Operating Statistics. 2014. 2014-08-29.
  14. Web site: State of Good Repair. March 2013. TransLink. 3. 2013-07-23.
  15. Web site: About Metro . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . 2014 . 2014-08-28.
  16. Web site: Facts at a Glance. Spring 2014. Chicago Transit Authority. 2014-08-29.
  17. This system does not have update data of the avg. daily weekday boardings, this number correspond to the regular average.
  18. Web site: Sistema de Transporte Colectivo – Metrorrey – Historia . Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey . Spanish . System of Collective Transport – Metrorrey – History . 2014-06-27.
  19. Web site: Inauguran Lína 3 del Metro en Monterrey; durí ocho años su conclusión. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021. es. Hoy Tamaulipas.
  20. This rapid transit system is integrated with a light rail system; only the parts of the system that are rapid transit/metro, and that are not light rail, are counted in the statistics presented here.
  21. Web site: Ridership and Service Statistics, Fourteenth Edition 2014 . . 3–4, 6 . July 2014 . 2014-08-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912053503/http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/2014%20BLUEBOOK%2014th%20Edition.pdf . 2014-09-12 .
  22. Web site: BART – System Facts . San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District . 2015 . 2015-04-01.
  23. Web site: BART – Schedules By Line . San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District . 2014 . 2014-08-31.
  24. Web site: SEPTA – Media Guide . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . 2013 . 2017-05-19.
  25. Web site: SEPTA Route Statistics 2016 . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . 2016 . 2017-05-19.
  26. Web site: SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2015 . . 4–6 . 2015 . 2017-05-19.
  27. Web site: World Trade Center Progress . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . 2 . February 2010 . 2014-08-31.
  28. Web site: Maps & Schedules • Maps . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . 2014-08-31.
  29. Web site: System Updates . Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) . August 5, 2011 . 2013-07-19.
  30. Web site: MEMORIA ANUAL 2022 Metro de Panama . 2024-03-24.
  31. News: Metro cambia patrones de consumo en Panamá . Capital Financiero . Spanish . Metro changing consumption patterns in Panama . March 23, 2015 . 2015-04-01.
  32. Web site: Conoce la Línea 1 del Metro de Panamá . Metro de Panamá . Spanish . Meet Line 1 of the Panama Metro . 2014 . 2014-08-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503195921/http://www.elmetrodepanama.com/linea1.php . 2014-05-03 .
  33. Web site: Línea 1 Conoce los accesos a sus estaciones . Metro de Panamá . Spanish . Line 1 Explore access to stations . 2014-08-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213071936/http://www.elmetrodepanama.com/pdf/LineaUno.pdf . 2015-02-13 .
  34. Web site: Panama opens US$150mn metro line expansion. BNAmericas. English. 2022-03-22.
  35. This is the Average Daily Ridership figure, not an Average Weekday Ridership figure – it is averaged from the Q4 2014 Total Ridership figure for this system.
  36. Web site: Línea 1 . Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET) . Spanish . Line 1 . 2013-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163517/http://www.opret.gob.do/Linea1.aspx . 2013-10-21 .
  37. Web site: Línea 2 – 1ra Etapa . Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET) . Spanish . Line 2 – 1st Stage . 2013-09-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083213/http://www.opret.gob.do/Linea2.aspx . 2013-09-30 .
  38. Web site: Facts at a Glance . . August 12, 2014 . 2014-09-05.
  39. Web site: Miami-Dade Transit – Metrorail . Miami-Dade County . March 28, 2014 . 2014-09-05.
  40. Web site: PATCO – A History of Commitment. 2014. PATCO. 2014-09-05.
  41. Web site: Visitors Ride Guide . . 2013-07-14.
  42. Web site: 2013 Annual Report – RTA Facts . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority . October 31, 2013 . 2014-09-05.

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