See also: List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership

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 the latter). All ridership figures represent "unlinked" passenger trips (i.e. 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 2022[1] Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2022[2] System
length 		Opened Stations Lines
1. New York City Subway New York City Transit Authority[note 1] New York City 1,793,073,000 6,335,700 248 mi (399 km)[3] 1904[4] 472[4] 26[4]
2. Chicago "L" Chicago Transit Authority Chicago 103,524,900 334,200 102.8 mi (165.4 km)[5] 1892[5] 146[5] 8[5]
3. Washington Metro Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area 93,049,300 326,300 129 mi (208 km)[6] 1976[6] 97[6] 6
4. MBTA subway
("The T")[note 2]
(Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) 		Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Boston 80,969,900 273,000 38 mi (61 km)[7] 1901 53[7] 3[7]
5. PATH Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Manhattan; Hudson County, and Newark 45,501,400 151,200 13.8 mi (22.2 km)[8][9] 1908[10] 13[8] 4[11]
6. SEPTA[note 3]
(Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines) 		Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Philadelphia 41,188,200 146,300 36.7 mi (59.1 km)[12][13] 1907[14] 75[15] 3[15]
7. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[note 4] Bay Area Rapid Transit District San Francisco Bay Area 39,642,200 140,700 119.1 mi (191.7 km)[16] 1972[17] 48[16] 7[18]
8. MARTA rail Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta 28,198,300 91,000 47.6 mi (76.6 km) 1979[19] 38[20] 4[20]
9. Metro Rail[note 3]
(B and D Lines) 		Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles 25,767,200 76,800 17.4 mi (28.0 km)[21] 1993[21] 16[21] 2[21]
10. Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Miami 11,951,400 41,600 24.4 mi (39.3 km)[22] 1984[23] 23[22] 2[22]
11. PATCO Speedline Port Authority Transit Corporation Philadelphia, southern New Jersey 4,870,200 17,000 14.2 mi (22.9 km)[24] 1936[24] 13[24] 1[24]
12. Staten Island Railway Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority[note 1] Staten Island (New York City) 3,757,700 14,900 14 mi (23 km)[3] 1860[25] 21[3] 1[3]
13. RTA Rapid Transit[note 3]
(Red Line) 		Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Cleveland 2,808,200 9,000 19 mi (31 km)[26] 1955[27] 18[26] 1[26]
14. Tren Urbano Autoridad de Transporte Integrado San Juan 2,453,100 10,800 10.7 mi (17.2 km)[28] 2004[28] 16[28] 1[28]
15. Baltimore Metro SubwayLink Maryland Transit Administration Baltimore 1,988,300 6,200 15.5 mi (24.9 km)[29] 1983[30] 14[29] 1[29]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Agency is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ System also includes the Green Line and Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed 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.

References

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  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.
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  5. ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  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. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Facts & Info - PATH - The Port Authority of NY & NJ". PATH. 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "History". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  11. ^ "Maps & Schedule". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Media Guide" (pdf). SEPTA. 2013. pp. 7, 11. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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  15. ^ a b "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2013" (pdf). SEPTA. June 30, 2013. pp. 4–6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  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. ^ 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
  22. ^ a b c "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  23. ^ "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  24. ^ a b c d "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  25. ^ Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  26. ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report - RTA Facts". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  27. ^ "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  28. ^ a b c d "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  29. ^ a b c "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  30. ^ "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.