Global InformationList of United States rapid transit systems information
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 light rail systems. All ridership figures represent unlinked passenger trips, so 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 2023[1] | Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2023[2] | System length |
Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q4 2023 | Opened | Stations | Lines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Subway | New York City Transit Authority[note 1] | New York City | 2,027,286,000 | 6,593,700 | 248 mi (399 km)[3] | 26,588 | 1904[4] | 472[4] | 26[4] |
| 2 | Washington Metro | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 136,303,200 | 474,000 | 129 mi (208 km)[5] | 3,674 | 1976[5] | 98[5] | 6 |
| 3 | Chicago "L" | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | 117,447,000 | 373,800 | 102.8 mi (165.4 km)[6] | 3,636 | 1892[6] | 146[6] | 8[6] |
| 4 | MBTA subway ("The T")[note 2] (Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston | 85,397,200 | 267,100 | 38 mi (61 km)[7] | 7,029 | 1901 | 53[7] | 3[7] |
| 5 | PATH | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Manhattan; Hudson County, and Newark | 55,109,100 | 187,000 | 13.8 mi (22.2 km)[8][9] | 13,551 | 1908[10] | 13[8] | 4[11] |
| 6 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[note 3] | Bay Area Rapid Transit District | San Francisco Bay Area | 46,397,300 | 154,600 | 119.1 mi (191.7 km)[12] | 1,298 | 1972[13] | 50[12] | 7[14] |
| 7 | SEPTA Metro[note 4] (Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Philadelphia | 45,559,700 | 146,300 | 36.7 mi (59.1 km)[15][16] | 3,986 | 1907[17] | 75[18] | 3[18] |
| 8 | MARTA rail | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Atlanta | 31,110,300 | 96,300 | 47.6 mi (76.6 km) | 2,023 | 1979[19] | 38[20] | 4[20] |
| 9 | Metro Rail[note 4] (B and D Lines) |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | 25,899,200 | 64,300 | 17.4 mi (28.0 km)[21] | 3,695 | 1993[21] | 16[21] | 2[21] |
| 10 | Metrorail | Miami-Dade Transit | Miami | 13,439,300 | 48,300 | 24.4 mi (39.3 km)[22] | 1,980 | 1984[23] | 23[22] | 2[22] |
| 11 | Staten Island Railway | Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority[note 1] | Staten Island (New York City) | 6,151,400 | 19,500 | 14 mi (23 km)[3] | 1,393 | 1860[24] | 21[3] | 1[3] |
| 12 | PATCO Speedline | Port Authority Transit Corporation | Philadelphia, southern New Jersey | 5,452,000 | 18,300 | 14.2 mi (22.9 km)[25] | 1,289 | 1936[25] | 13[25] | 1[25] |
| 13 | RTA Rapid Transit[note 4] (Red Line) |
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cleveland | 3,469,100 | 10,800 | 19 mi (31 km)[26] | 568 | 1955[27] | 18[26] | 1[26] |
| 14 | Tren Urbano | Autoridad de Transporte Integrado | San Juan | 2,738,100 | 10,200 | 10.7 mi (17.2 km)[28] | 953 | 2004[28] | 16[28] | 1[28] |
| 15 | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink | Maryland Transit Administration | Baltimore | 1,988,300 | 5,400[note 5] | 15.5 mi (24.9 km)[29] | 351 | 1983[30] | 14[29] | 1[29] |
| 16 | Skyline | Honolulu Department of Transportation Services | Honolulu | 614,800 | 3,700 | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) | 343 | 2023[31] | 9[31] | 1[31] |
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ 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 "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 d "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 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 d "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. 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 "Skyline Rail Operations". Honolulu City Council. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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