List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership
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 10 such systems, followed by Venezuela with 4 metro systems. The Mexico City Metro has the highest passenger ridership in Latin America, and second in the Americas, after the New York City Subway.
System | Country | City served |
Annual Ridership* |
Average daily boardings* |
System length |
Ave. daily boardings per km* |
Year opened |
Stations | Lines | Source date | |
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1 | Mexico City Metro | MEX | Mexico City | 1,604,421,314[note 1] | 4,615,375[note 2] | 226.5 km (140.7 mi)[1] | 20,377 | 1969 | 195[1] | 12[1] | 10/2013 |
2 | São Paulo Metro | BRA | São Paulo | 895,561,000[2] | 2,453,590 | 74.2 km (46.1 mi)[3] | 32,246 | 1974[3] | 64[3] | 5[3] | 2014 |
3 | Santiago Metro | CHI | Santiago | 648,700,000[4] | 1,777,000 | 103 km (64.0 mi) | 17,255 | 1975 | 108 | 5 | 02/2013 |
4 | Caracas Metro | VEN | Caracas | 484,600,000[5] | 1,328,000 | 52.4 km (32.6 mi) | 25,337 | 1983 | 48 | 4 | 2009 |
5 | Rio de Janeiro Metro | BRA | Rio de Janeiro | 401,500,000[6] | 1,100,000 | 41 km (25.5 mi) | 26,830 | 1979 | 35 | 2 | 2012 |
6 | Buenos Aires Underground | ARG | Buenos Aires | 365,000,000[7] | 1,000,000[8] | 51.9 km (32.2 mi) | 19,267 | 1913 | 83 | 6 | 2014 |
7 | Medellín Metro | COL | Medellín | 165,400,000[9] | 465,387 | 32 km (19.9 mi) | 14,543 | 1995 | 34 | 5 | 2011 |
8 | Monterrey Metro | MEX | Monterrey | 156,900,000[10] | 446,100 | 32 km (19.9 mi) | 13,938 | 1991 | 31 | 2 | 2012 |
9 | Lima Metro | PER | Lima | 115,000,000[11] | 320,000[12] | 34.6 km (21.5 mi) | 10,250 | 1990 | 26 | 1 | 12/2014 |
10 | Tren Ligero de Guadalajara | MEX | Guadalajara | 87,600,000[note 3][13] | 240,000 | 24 km (14.9 mi) | 10,000 | 1989 | 29 | 2 | 11/2013 |
11 | Recife Metro | BRA | Recife | 79,600,000[14] | 285,000 | 44.2 km (27.5 mi) | 6,448 | 1985 | 30 | 4 | 2012 |
12 | Porto Alegre Metro | BRA | Porto Alegre | 62,000,000[15] | 170,000 | 39 km (24.2 mi) | 4,359 | 1985 | 19 | 1 | 2011 |
13 | Belo Horizonte Metro | BRA | Belo Horizonte | 57,419,280[16] | 157,300 | 28.1 km (17.5 mi) | 5,598 | 1986 | 19 | 1 | 2012 |
14 | Panama Metro | PAN | Panama City | n/a | 155,000[17] | 13.7 km (8.5 mi) | 12,409 | 2014 | 12 | 1 | 06/2014 |
15 | Brasília Metro | BRA | Brasília | 54,750,000[18] | 150,000 | 42.4 km (26.3 mi) | 3,538 | 2001 | 24 | 2 | 2009 |
16 | Santo Domingo Metro | DOM | Santo Domingo | 30,856,515[19] | 150,600[19][note 2] | 27.4 km (17.0 mi)[20][21] | 5,497 | 2008 | 30 | 2 | 09/2013 |
17 | Xochimilco Light Rail | MEX | Mexico City | 21,000,000[22] | 57,534 | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) | 4,495 | 1986 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
18 | Valencia Metro | VEN | Valencia | 17,200,000[23] | 62,000 | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) | 10,000 | 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
19 | Valparaíso Metro | CHI | Valparaíso | 20,120,000[24] | 55,123 | 43 km (26.7 mi)[24] | 1,096 | 2005 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
20 | Los Teques Metro[note 4] | VEN | Los Teques/Caracas | 13,000,000[25] | 35,616 | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) | 3,490 | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 08/2013 |
21 | Tren Urbano | PUR | San Juan | 11,023,500 [26] | 40,600 | 17.2 km (10.7 mi) | 2,360 | 2004 | 16 | 1 | Q4 2012 |
22 | Maracaibo Metro | VEN | Maracaibo | 9,000,000[27] | 42,000 | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | 3,490 | 2006 | 6 | 1 | 2011 |
23 | Teresina Metro[note 5] | BRA | Teresina | 4,300,000[28] | 12,000 | 14.5 km (9.0 mi) | 828 | 1989 | 9 | 1 | 2009 |
24 | Fortaleza Metro | BRA | Fortaleza | n/a | n/a | 43 km (26.7 mi) | n/a | 2012 | 28 | 2 | n/a |
25 | Metrotranvía Mendoza | ARG | Mendoza | n/a | n/a | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) | n/a | 2012 | 26 | 1 | n/a |
26** | Salvador Metro | BRA | Salvador | n/a | 300,000 (Projected) | 30 km (18.6 mi) | n/a | 2014 | 19 | 2 | n/a |
27** | Maceió Metro | BRA | Maceió | n/a | 40,000 (Projected) | 32 km (19.9 mi) | n/a | 2014(?) | n/a | 1 | n/a |
28 | Cariri Metro[note 5] | BRA | Crato–Juazeiro | n/a | 5,000 | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | 360 | 2009 | 9 | 1 | n/a |
*Corresponds to the ridership source provided for each transit system.
**Under construction. Set to open in 2014.
See also
- List of North American light rail systems by ridership
- List of metro systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
Notes
- ^ This Annual Ridership figure for 2012 is obtained by averaging the Average Daily Ridership for the twelve months in 2012, and then multiplying that figure by the number of days in a year.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ This Annual Ridership figure for 2012 is obtained by averaging the Average Daily Ridership for the twelve months in 2012, and then multiplying that figure by the number of days in a year.
- ^ The Los Teques Metro is generally considered to be part of the Caracas Metro.
- ^ a b Uses diesel rail vehicles, rather than the electrified vehicles used on rapid transit systems.
References
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