List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership

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The following is a list of all heavy rail rapid transit systems in North America, ranked by ridership. All figures are average weekday unlinked passenger trips. In the United States, these come from the American Public Transit Association's Ridership Reports Statistics^[1] for the first quarter of 2010, unless otherwise noted. Dates are given for all figures; the most recent available are used.

Rank	System	Largest city served	Year opened	Weekday ridership	Date	Route mile	Riders per mile
1	New York City Subway	New York City	1904^[2]	7,512,100 ^[1]	2010 Q1	229 ^[3]	33,786
2	Mexico City Metro	Mexico City	1969	3,860,000	1993	110 ^[4]	40,000
3	Montreal Metro	Montreal	1966	1,111,700 ^[5]	2011 Q1	40.59^[6]	27,388
4	Toronto subway and RT*	Toronto	1954	948,100 ^[1]	2010 Q1	38 ^[7]	24,950
5	Washington Metro	Washington, D.C.	1976	919,300 ^[1]	2010 Q1	106.3^[8]	9,660
6	Chicago 'L'	Chicago	1892	638,100 ^[1]	2010 Q1	136.7^[9]	4,687
7	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority*	Boston	1897	478,600 ^[1]	2010 Q1	65.5^[10]	7,417
8	SkyTrain	Vancouver	1985	426,500 ^[1]	2010 Q1	43^[11]	9,918
9	BART	San Francisco	1972	343,200 ^[1]	2010 Q1	104^[12]	3,681
10	SEPTA*	Philadelphia	1907	314,800 ^[1]	2010 Q1	25^[13]	12,720
11	MARTA	Atlanta	1979	242,700 ^[1]	2010 Q1	47.6^[14]	6,254
12	PATH	New York City	1908	236,400 ^[1]	2010 Q1	13.8^[15]	18,145
13	Metro Rail*	Los Angeles	1990	147,500 ^[1]	2010 Q2	79.1^[16]	3,871
14	Metrorail	Miami	1984	61,100 ^[1]	2010 Q1	22^[17]	2,900
15	Baltimore Metro Subway*	Baltimore	1983	59,300 ^[1]	2010 Q1	15.5^[18]	3,439
16	PATCO Speedline	Philadelphia	1936	35,500 ^[19]	2009 Q2	14.2^[20]	2,577
17	Tren Urbano	San Juan	2004	31,900 ^[19]	2009 Q2	10.7^[21]	3,439
18	RTA Rapid Transit*	Cleveland	1955	29,800^[22]	2007 Q3	19^[23]	1,568
19	Staten Island Railway	New York City	1860	14,900 ^[1]	2010 Q1	14^[24]	1,136

Those systems marked with an asterisk (*) are integrated with a light rail system; only the parts of the systems that are not light rail are counted in the statistics presented here.

For a given population size, Mexican and Canadian cities tend to have higher public transit usage.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o American Public Transportation Association. Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2010. 2010.
^ The current system incorporates elevated sections built in 1870
^ [1]
^ Railway Age, [2], Dec 1994
^ http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011_q1_ridership_APTA.pdf
^ Railway Age, [3], Feb 2002.
^ Ridership, [4], 2011 Q2.
^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, FY 2008 press release, March 2007.
^ Chicago Public Library, Facts About Chicago, October 2001.
^ Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation System Performance, the MBTA System: Quick Facts, 2003.
^ "Translink's Regional Transit Model" (PDF). Translink. pp. 87. http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/procurements/Q8-0123_RTM-Phase-B_2007-2011.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-15. ^{[dead link]}
^ San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, BART System Facts
^ SEPTA, SEPTA Operating Facts, Fiscal Year 2006.
^ Metropolitian Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Media Kit, MARTA Facts, 2004.
^ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, at a Glance, April 1995.
^ Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, Facts at a Glance, August 3, 2007.
^ Miami–Dade County, Metrorail Information, 2006.
^ Maryland Transit Administration, [Metro Subway General Information].
^ ^a ^b APTA, 2009 Q2 Transit Ridership Report.
^ Port Authority Transit Corporation, [A History of Commitment, PATCO Facts].
^ APTA, [5], March 2008.
^ American Public Transportation Association, Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2007.
^ Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, RTA Facts.
^ NYCsubway.org

[APTA-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o American Public Transportation Association. Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2010. 2010.

[1] The current system incorporates elevated sections built in 1870

[2] [1]

[3] Railway Age, [2], Dec 1994

[4] ttp://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011_q1_ridership_APTA.pdf

[5] Railway Age, [3], Feb 2002.

[6] Ridership, [4], 2011 Q2.

[7] Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, FY 2008 press release, March 2007.

[8] Chicago Public Library, Facts About Chicago, October 2001.

[9] Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation System Performance, the MBTA System: Quick Facts, 2003.

[10] "Translink's Regional Transit Model" (PDF). Translink. pp. 87. http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/procurements/Q8-0123_RTM-Phase-B_2007-2011.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-15. ^{[dead link]}

[11] San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, BART System Facts

[12] SEPTA, SEPTA Operating Facts, Fiscal Year 2006.

[13] Metropolitian Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Media Kit, MARTA Facts, 2004.

[14] Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, at a Glance, April 1995.

[15] Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, Facts at a Glance, August 3, 2007.

[16] Miami–Dade County, Metrorail Information, 2006.

[17] Maryland Transit Administration, [Metro Subway General Information].

[APTA_Q209-18] APTA, 2009 Q2 Transit Ridership Report.

[19] Port Authority Transit Corporation, [A History of Commitment, PATCO Facts].

[20] APTA, [5], March 2008.

[APTA_Q307_USA-21] American Public Transportation Association, Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2007.

[22] Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, RTA Facts.

[23] NYCsubway.org

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