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List of United States rapid transit systems

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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; 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.

Note: ridership does not mean unique passengers, it means total number of trips.

System Transit agency City/area served Annual
ridership
2025
[1] 		Avg. ridership
weekdays, Q1 2026
[2] 		System
length 		Avg. boardings
per mile
weekdays, Q1 2026 		Opened Stations Lines
1 New York City Subway NYCTA[note 1] New York City 2,314,388,000 7,245,000 248 mi (399 km)[3] 29,214 1904[4] 472[4] 36[4]
2 Washington Metro WMATA Washington, DC metropolitan area 188,549,700 545,900 129 mi (208 km)[5] 4,232 1976[5] 98[5] 6
3 Chicago "L" CTA Chicago 135,202,800 385,500 102.8 mi (165.4 km)[6] 3,750 1892[6] 146[6] 8[6]
4 MBTA subway ("the T")[note 2]
(Blue, Orange, and Red lines) 		MBTA Boston 101,054,600 326,500 38 mi (61 km)[7] 8,592 1901 53[7] 3[7]
5 SEPTA Metro[note 3]
(L, B, and M) 		SEPTA Philadelphia 65,471,700 219,000 36.7 mi (59.1 km)[8][9] 5,967 1907[10] 75[11] 3[11]
6 PATH PANYNJ Manhattan, Hudson County, Newark 64,318,300 210,000 13.8 mi (22.2 km)[12][13] 15,217 1908[14] 13[12] 4[15]
7 Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[note 4] BART San Francisco Bay Area 53,678,000 180,000 131.4 mi (211.5 km)[16] 1,511 1972[17] 50[16] 7[18]
8 MARTA rail MARTA Atlanta 30,373,600 136,900 47.6 mi (76.6 km) 2,876 1979[19] 38[20] 4[20]
9 Metro Rail[note 3]
(B and D lines) 		LACMTA Los Angeles 20,990,600 61,000 21.3 mi (34.3 km)[21][22] 3,506 1993[23] 19[23] 2[23]
10 Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Miami 14,971,300 51,600 24.4 mi (39.3 km)[24] 2,115 1984[25] 23[24] 2[24]
11 PATCO Speedline PATCO Philadelphia, Camden County 5,865,800 18,500 14.2 mi (22.9 km)[26] 1,303 1936[26] 14[26] 1[26]
12 Staten Island Railway SIRTOA[note 1] Staten Island 5,437,400 19,000 14 mi (23 km)[3] 1,357 1860[27] 21[3] 1[3]
13 Baltimore Metro SubwayLink MTA Baltimore 4,610,400 12,600[note 5] 15.5 mi (24.9 km)[28] 815 1983[29] 14[28] 1[28]
14 Tren Urbano ATI San Juan 4,438,400 22,600 10.7 mi (17.2 km)[30] 2,112 2004[30] 16[30] 1[30]
15 RTA Rapid Transit[note 3]
(Red Line) 		GCRTA Cleveland 2,860,500 7,600 19 mi (31 km)[31] 400 1955[32] 18[31] 1[31]
16 Skyline Honolulu DTS Honolulu 1,696,800 9,200 16.1 mi (25.9 km) 571 2023[33] 13[34] 1[33]

Locations map

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Locations of Rapid Transit Systems in the United States
Mainland United States
Insular United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Agency is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ System also includes the Green Line and Mattapan Line light rail lines; ridership data for these light rail lines is not included in statistics shown here.
  3. ^ a b c System also includes light rail lines. Ridership data for such lines is not included in statistics given.
  4. ^ Figures only include BART's five rapid transit lines, and not the system's AGT line to Oakland Airport nor the eBART line.
  5. ^ This is the Average Daily Ridership not Average Weekday Ridership.

References

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  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2026" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 28, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "The MTA Network - New York City Transit at a Glance". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Media Guide" (pdf). SEPTA. 2013. pp. 7, 11. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  10. ^ "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". SEPTA. September 11, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2013" (pdf). SEPTA. June 30, 2013. pp. 4–6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  12. ^ 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 10, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  13. ^ "Facts & Info - PATH - The Port Authority of NY & NJ". PATH. 2013. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "History". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Maps & Schedule". PATH. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  16. ^ a b "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "Rider recalls first day of BART passenger service on Sept. 11, 1972". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  18. ^ "BART - Schedules By Line". Bay Area Rapid Transit. 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  19. ^ "About MARTA: MARTA's Past & Future". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  20. ^ a b "Bombardier Partners with Atlanta to Improve Track Worker Protection with TrackSafe Technology" (Press release). Bombardier. April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  21. ^ "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, archived from the original (pdf) on May 23, 2021, retrieved September 28, 2012
  22. ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project Fact Sheet". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fall 2025. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  23. ^ a b c Chaparro, Alejandro (May 11, 2026). "Metro Facts at a Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on June 10, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  24. ^ a b c "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  25. ^ "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  26. ^ a b c d "PATCO | Stations". www.ridepatco.org. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  27. ^ Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  28. ^ a b c "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  29. ^ "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  30. ^ a b c d "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  31. ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report - RTA Facts". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  32. ^ "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  33. ^ a b "Skyline Rail Operations". Honolulu City Council. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  34. ^ "Skyline Rail Operations". Honolulu City Council. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
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