Global InformationList of North American rapid transit systems by ridership information
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 2019 and average weekday ridership figures for the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2019 come from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) ridership reports statistics,[1] 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.[2] Ridership figures for the Dominican Republic come from the Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro report for the year 2013.[3]
| System | Country | City/area served |
Annual ridership (2022)[1][4] |
Avg. daily weekday boardings (Q3 2023)[1][4] |
System length |
Avg. daily boardings per mile (Q3 2023) |
Year opened |
Stations | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Subway | United States | New York City | 2,027,286,000 | 6,593,700 | 248 miles (399 km)[5] | 25,251 | 1904[note 1] | 472[6] | 24[6] |
| 2 | Mexico City Metro | Mexico | Mexico City | 1,115,300,000 [4] | 2,397,892[7] | 140.75 miles (226.5 km)[8] | 30,984 | 1969 | 195[9] | 12[9] |
| 3 | Montreal Metro | Canada | Montreal | 303,969,500 | 1,046,300 | 43 miles (69 km)[10] | 21,816 | 1966 | 68 | 4 |
| 4 | Toronto subway[note 2] | Canada | Toronto | 302,527,000 | 1,029,000 | 47.8 miles (76.9 km)[11] | 20,305 | 1954[11] | 70 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington Metro | United States | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 136,303,200 | 474,000 | 129 miles (208 km)[12] | 3,683 | 1976[12] | 98[12] | 6 |
| 6 | Chicago 'L' | United States | Chicago | 117,447,000 | 373,800 | 102.8 miles (165.4 km)[13] | 3,780 | 1892[13] | 145[13] | 8[13] |
| 7 | Metrorrey | Mexico | Monterrey | 138,709,000[4] | 380,024 [note 3] | 25 miles (40 km)[14] | 25,605 | 1991[15] | 40[14] | 3[14] |
| 8 | SkyTrain | Canada | Vancouver | 141,339,300 | 446,400 | 49.5 miles (79.6 km) | 9,030 | 1985 | 53[16] | 3[16] |
| 9 | MBTA subway[note 4] (Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
United States | Boston | 85,397,200 | 267,100 | 39.5 miles (63.6 km)[17] | 7,187 | 1901 | 53[17] | 4[17] |
| 10 | BART | United States | San Francisco Bay Area |
48,119,400 | 160,400 | 131.4 miles (211.5 km)[18] | 1,252 | 1972[18] | 48[18] | 6[19] |
| 11 | SEPTA Metro[20][21][note 4] (Broad Street (Orange), Market–Frankford (Blue), and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
United States | Philadelphia | 90,240,800 | 329,200 | 36.7 miles (59.1 km)[20][22] | 8,929 | 1907 | 75[21] | 3[21] |
| 12 | PATH | United States | Jersey City, Newark, NJ | 90,276,600 | 306,700 | 13.8 miles (22.2 km)[23] | 22,464 | 1908 | 13[24] | 5[24] |
| 13 | MARTA | United States | Atlanta | 63,998,500 | – | 48 miles (77 km)[25] | 4,288 | 1979 | 38[25] | 4 |
| 14 | Panama Metro | Panama | Panama City | 91,932,890[26] | 180,000[27][needs update] | 22.9 miles (36.9 km)[28] | 21,176 | 2014 | 31[29] | 2[30] |
| 15 | Santo Domingo Metro | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 61,270,054[3][needs update] | 177,844[3] [note 5][needs update] |
17.0 miles (27.4 km)[31][32] | 10,461 | 2009 | 30[31][32] | 2[31][32] |
| 16 | Metro Rail[note 4] (B and D Lines) |
United States | Los Angeles | 41,775,100 | 130,900 | 17.4 miles (28.0 km)[33] | 7,994 | 1993[33] | 16[33] | 2[33] |
| 17 | Miami Metrorail | United States | Miami | 13,439,300 | 48,300 | 24.9 miles (40.1 km)[34] | 2,723 | 1984 | 23[34] | 2 |
| 18 | PATCO Speedline | United States | Philadelphia | 11,107,500 | 38,400 | 14.2 miles (22.9 km)[35] | 2,732 | 1936[35] | 13[35] | 1[35] |
| 19 | Staten Island Railway | United States | New York City | 7,741,000 | 18,500 | 14.0 miles (22.5 km)[5] | 2,100 | 1860 | 22[5] | 1[5] |
| 20 | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink[note 4] | United States | Baltimore | 7,325,500 | 36,600 | 15.5 miles (24.9 km)[36] | 884 | 1983 | 14[36] | 1[36] |
| 21 | RTA Rapid Transit[note 4] (Red Line) |
United States | Cleveland | 5,958,000 | 15,900 | 19 miles (31 km)[37] | 1,000 | 1955 | 18[37] | 1[37] |
| 22 | Tren Urbano | Puerto Rico (United States) | San Juan | 5,233,900 | 20,300 | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | 1,963 | 2004 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 |
Note: This data goes beyond rapid transit and encompasses all public transport, including modes such as buses.
- ^ a b c "American Public Transportation Association Q4 2019 Ridership Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ INEGI, Estadistica de transporte urbano de pasajeros
- ^ a b c "Informe de Evolución de la Demanda Diciembre 2014" [Report on Changes in Demand December 2014] (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección de Operaciones Metro de Santo Domingo [Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro]. January 7, 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (pdf) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01 – via http://opret.gob.do/Transparencia/Estadisticas.aspx.
{{cite web}}: External link in|via= - ^ a b c d "Estadistica de transporte urbano de pasajeros". Instituto Nactional De Estadística Y Geografía (INEGI). January 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ a b c d "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2018" (pdf). Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). June 26, 2019. p. 156. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ a b "The MTA Network – New York City Transit at a Glance". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ SEMOVI, Afluencia diaria metro cdmx
- ^ "Datos de operacion" [Operational data] (in Spanish). Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ a b "Datos de operacion" [Operational data] (in Spanish). Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net – North America – Canada – Montréal – Montréal Metro". Robert Schwandl (UrbanRail.Net). 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ a b "2013 – TTC Operating Statistics". 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ a b c "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
- ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Spring 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ a b c "Inauguran Lína 3 del Metro en Monterrey; durí ocho años su conclusión". Hoy Tamaulipas (in Spanish). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo – Metrorrey – Historia" [System of Collective Transport – Metrorrey – History] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ a b "State of Good Repair". TransLink. March 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ^ 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 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b c "BART – System Facts". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "BART – Schedules By Line". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b "SEPTA – Media Guide" (pdf). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ a b c "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2015" (pdf). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). 2015. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "SEPTA Route Statistics 2016" (pdf). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "World Trade Center Progress" (pdf). The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. February 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b "Maps & Schedules • Maps". The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b "System Updates". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "MEMORIA ANUAL 2022 Metro de Panama" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Metro cambia patrones de consumo en Panamá" [Metro changing consumption patterns in Panama]. Capital Financiero (in Spanish). March 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Conoce la Línea 1 del Metro de Panamá" [Meet Line 1 of the Panama Metro] (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ "Línea 1 Conoce los accesos a sus estaciones" [Line 1 Explore access to stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ "Panama opens US$150mn metro line expansion". BNAmericas. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ a b c "Línea 1" [Line 1] (in Spanish). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET). Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ a b c "Línea 2 – 1ra Etapa" [Line 2 – 1st Stage] (in Spanish). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET). Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b "Miami-Dade Transit – Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. March 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b c d "PATCO – A History of Commitment". PATCO. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b c "Visitors Ride Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2013-07-14 – via http://mta.maryland.gov/content/visitors.
{{cite web}}: External link in|via= - ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report – RTA Facts". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
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