List of United States 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 are provided by the American Public Transportation Association's Ridership Reports.

System Transit agency City/Area served Annual ridership
(2014)[1]		 Avg. weekday ridership
(Q4 2014)[1]		 System
length		 Rider. per mile Opened Stations Lines
1. New York City Subway New York City Transit Authority[note 1] New York City 2,758,485,000 9,060,800 233 miles (375 km)[2] 39,055 1904[3] 469[3] 24[3]
2. Washington Metro Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington, D.C. 271,160,000 829,200 117 miles (188 km)[4] 7,087 1976[4] 91[4] 6
3. Chicago 'L' Chicago Transit Authority Chicago 239,100,200 753,600 102.8 miles (165.4 km)[5] 7,331 1892[5] 145[5] 8[5]
4. MBTA Subway
("The T")[note 2]
(Blue, Orange, and Red Lines)		 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Boston 174,820,200 560,500 38 miles (61 km)[6] 14,750 1901 53[6] 4[6]
5. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Bay Area Rapid Transit District San Francisco Bay Area 132,314,200 447,200 104 miles (167 km)[7] 4,300 1972[8] 44[7] 5[9]
6. SEPTA[note 3]
(Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines)		 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Philadelphia 96,709,400 342,600 36.7 miles (59.1 km)[10][11] 9,335 1907[12] 75[13] 3[13]
7. Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Manhattan; Jersey City, and Newark 73,649,000 250,700 13.8 miles (22.2 km)[14][15] 18,167 1908[16] 13[14] 4[17]
8. MARTA rail system Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta 71,504,600 232,100 47.6 miles (76.6 km) 4,876 1979[18] 38[19] 4[19]
9. Metro Rail[note 3]
(Purple and Red Lines)		 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles 48,724,700 153,000 17.4 miles (28.0 km)[20] 8,793 1993[20] 16[20] 2[20]
10. Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Miami 21,722,100 74,600 24.4 miles (39.3 km)[21] 3,057 1984[22] 23[21] 2[21]
11. Baltimore Metro Subway Maryland Transit Administration Baltimore 14,555,100 48,000 15.5 miles (24.9 km)[23] 3,097 1983[24] 14[23] 1[23]
12. Tren Urbano Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas San Juan 10,087,500 33,700 10.7 miles (17.2 km)[25] 3,150 2004[25] 16[25] 1[25]
13. PATCO Speedline Port Authority Transit Corporation Philadelphia, southern New Jersey 10,007,300 35,300 14.2 miles (22.9 km)[26] 2,486 1936[26] 13[26] 1[26]
14. Staten Island Railway Staten Island Railway[note 1] Staten Island (New York City) 7,228,600 26,900 14 miles (23 km)[2] 1,921 1860[27] 22[2] 1[2]
15. RTA Rapid Transit[note 3]
(Red Line)		 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Cleveland 6,203,200 16,995[note 4] 19 miles (31 km)[28] 894 1955[29] 18[28] 1[28]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 System also includes light rail lines. Ridership data for such lines is not included in statistics given.
  4. ↑ This figure is the Average Daily Ridership figure, not an "Average Weekday Ridership" figure - it is averaged from the Q4 2014 Total Ridership figure for this system.

References

  1. 1 2 "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter and End-of-Year 2014" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 3, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-14 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011" (pdf). Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). June 21, 2013. p. 148. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "The MTA Network - New York City Transit at a Glance". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Facts at a Glance". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ridership and Service Statistics, Fourteenth Edition 2014" (pdf). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 2014. pp. 3–4, 6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rider recalls first day of BART passenger service on Sept. 11, 1972". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "BART - Schedules By Line". Bay Area Rapid Transit. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ "SEPTA Route Statistics 2014" (pdf). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Service Planning Department. Spring 2014. pp. 9, 13, 221. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Media Guide" (pdf). SEPTA. 2013. pp. 7, 11. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  12. ↑ "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". SEPTA. September 11, 2009.
  13. 1 2 "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2013" (pdf). SEPTA. June 30, 2013. pp. 4–6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "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.
  15. ↑ "Facts & Info - PATH - The Port Authority of NY & NJ". PATH. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  16. ↑ "History". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Maps & Schedule". PATH. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  18. ↑ "About MARTA: MARTA's Past & Future". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  19. 1 2 "Bombardier Partners with Atlanta to Improve Track Worker Protection with TrackSafe Technology" (Press release). Bombardier. April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "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
  21. 1 2 3 "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  23. 1 2 3 "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  24. ↑ "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  27. ↑ Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  28. 1 2 3 "2013 Annual Report - RTA Facts". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  29. ↑ "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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