List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership

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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. All ridership figures represent "unlinked" passenger trips (i.e. line transfers on multi-line systems register as separate trips). The data are provided by the American Public Transportation Association's Ridership Reports.

System Transit agency City/Area served Annual ridership
(Total 2012)[1]		 Avg. weekday ridership
(Fourth quarter 2012)[1]		 Route length Opened Stations Lines
1. New York City Subway New York City Transit Authority[note 1] New York City 2,544,892,400 8,373,100 7002232000000000000232 miles (373 km)[2] 1904[3] 468[3] 24[3]
2. Washington Metro Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington, D.C. 280,904,200 901,300 7002106300000000000106.3 miles (171.1 km)[4] 1976[4] 86[4] 5[4]
3. Chicago 'L' Chicago Transit Authority Chicago 231,154,300 728,800 7002102800000000000102.8 miles (165.4 km)[5] 1892[5] 145[5] 8[5]
4. MBTA Subway[note 2]
(Blue, Orange, and Red Lines)		 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Boston 165,028,800 530,200 700138000000000000038 miles (61 km)[6] 1897[7] 53[6] 3[6]
5. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District San Francisco Bay Area 123,219,300 418,700 7002104000000000000104 miles (167 km)[8] 1972[9] 44[8] 5[10]
6. SEPTA[note 2]
(Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines)		 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Philadelphia 98,171,300 339,700 700136700000000000036.7 miles (59.1 km)[11] 1907[12] 74[13] 3[14]
7. Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Manhattan, NY; Jersey City, NJ & Newark, NJ 70,548,400 180,400 700113800000000000013.8 miles (22.2 km)[15] 1908[16] 13[15] 4[17]
8. MARTA rail system Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta 70,506,800 217,600 700147600000000000047.6 miles (76.6 km)[18] 1979[19] 38[18] 4[18]
9. Metro Rail[note 2]
(Purple and Red Lines)		 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles 48,703,700 158,200 700117400999990000017.4 miles (28.0 km)[20] 1993[20] 16[20] 2[20]
10. Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Miami 19,242,800 69,100 700124400000000000024.4 miles (39.3 km)[21] 1984[22] 23[21] 2[21]
11. Baltimore Metro Subway Maryland Transit Administration Baltimore 15,399,400 50,100 700115500000000000015.5 miles (24.9 km)[23] 1983[24] 14[23] 1[23]
12. Tren Urbano Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas San Juan 11,023,500 42,800 700110700999990000010.7 miles (17.2 km)[25] 2004[25] 16[25] 1[25]
13. PATCO Speedline Port Authority Transit Corporation Philadelphia 10,619,900 36,900 700114200000000000014.2 miles (22.9 km)[26] 1936[26] 13[26] 1[26]
14. RTA Rapid Transit[note 2]
(Red Line)		 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Cleveland 6,239,900 N/A[note 3] 700119000000000000019 miles (31 km)[27] 1955[28] 18[27] 1[27]
15. Staten Island Railway Staten Island Railway[note 1] Staten Island (New York City) 4,445,100 16,000 700114000000000000014 miles (23 km)[2] 1860[29] 22[2] 1[2]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Agency is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ a b c d System also includes light rail and/or commuter rail lines. Ridership data for such lines is not included in statistics given.
  3. ^ Current ridership data for RTA Rapid Transit is not included in the APTA's Transit Ridership Report. Most recent reported data (Q1 2008) gives a weekday ridership of 18,600.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2012". American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-03-09. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. p. 150. 
  3. ^ a b c "Subways". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Metro Facts". Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority. December 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  6. ^ a b c "Ridership and Service Statistics, Thirteenth Edition 2010". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. pp. 2, 8. 
  7. ^ "About the MBTA: History: The New MBTA". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 19, 2012. 
  8. ^ a b "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Rider recalls first day of BART passenger service on Sept. 11, 1972". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2012. 
  10. ^ "BART Basics Guide". Bay Area Rapid Transit. February 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Media Guide". SEPTA. September 27, 2012. p. 7. 
  12. ^ "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". SEPTA. September 11, 2009. 
  13. ^ "SEPTA Operating Facts: Fiscal Year 2011". SEPTA. Retrieved June 5, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Fiscal Years 2010-2014: Five-Year Strategic Business Plan". SEPTA. March 2009. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2012. 
  15. ^ 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". Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. June 2010. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2012. 
  16. ^ "History". PATH. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  17. ^ "Maps & Schedule". PATH. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  18. ^ a b c "Bombardier Partners with Atlanta to Improve Track Worker Protection with TrackSafe Technology" (Press release). Bombardier. April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  19. ^ "About MARTA: MARTA's Past & Future". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  20. ^ a b c d "Chapter 1.0 - Purpose and Need" (PDF), Westside Transit Corridor Extension Study: Final Alternatives Analysis Study, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, January 2009, pp. 1–18, retrieved September 28, 2012 
  21. ^ a b c "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012. 
  22. ^ "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved June 26, 2012. 
  23. ^ a b c "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
  24. ^ "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
  25. ^ a b c d "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
  26. ^ a b c d "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  27. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2011". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. p. 20. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
  28. ^ "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
  29. ^ Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012. 
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