List of United States rapid transit systems

See also: List of North American rapid transit systems

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, 2023[1]	Avg. ridership weekdays, Q2 2024[2]	System length	Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q2 2024	Opened	Stations	Lines
1	New York City Subway	NYCTA[note 1]	New York City	2,027,286,000	6,408,300	248 mi (399 km)[3]	25,840	1904[4]	472[4]	26[4]
2	Washington Metro	WMATA	Washington metropolitan area	136,303,200	576,300	129 mi (208 km)[5]	4,467	1976[5]	98[5]	6
3	Chicago "L"	CTA	Chicago	117,447,000	400,000	102.8 mi (165.4 km)[6]	3,891	1892[6]	146[6]	8[6]
4	MBTA subway ("The T")[note 2] (Blue, Orange, and Red lines)	MBTA	Boston	85,397,200	265,900	38 mi (61 km)[7]	6,997	1901	53[7]	3[7]
5	PATH	PANYNJ	Manhattan, Hudson County, Newark	55,109,100	185,600	13.8 mi (22.2 km)[8][9]	13,449	1908[10]	13[8]	4[11]
6	Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)[note 3]	BART	San Francisco Bay Area	46,397,300	159,700	131.4 mi (211.5 km)[12]	1,341	1972[13]	50[12]	7[14]
7	SEPTA Metro[note 4] (Broad Street (B), Market–Frankford (L), and Norristown (M) lines)	SEPTA	Philadelphia	45,559,700	190,800	36.7 mi (59.1 km)[15][16]	5,199	1907[17]	75[18]	3[18]
8	MARTA rail	MARTA	Atlanta	31,110,300	90,500	47.6 mi (76.6 km)	1,901	1979[19]	38[20]	4[20]
9	Metro Rail[note 4] (B and D lines)	LACMTA	Los Angeles	25,899,200	66,000	17.4 mi (28.0 km)[21]	3,793	1993[21]	16[21]	2[21]
10	Metrorail	Miami-Dade Transit	Miami	13,439,300	50,900	24.4 mi (39.3 km)[22]	2,086	1984[23]	23[22]	2[22]
11	Staten Island Railway	SIRTOA[note 1]	Staten Island	6,151,400	18,400	14 mi (23 km)[3]	1,314	1860[24]	21[3]	1[3]
12	PATCO Speedline	PATCO	Philadelphia, Camden County	5,452,000	18,700	14.2 mi (22.9 km)[25]	1,317	1936[25]	13[25]	1[25]
13	RTA Rapid Transit[note 4] (Red Line)	GCRTA	Cleveland	3,469,100	10,000	19 mi (31 km)[26]	526	1955[27]	18[26]	1[26]
14	Tren Urbano	ATI	San Juan	2,738,100	16,200	10.7 mi (17.2 km)[28]	1,514	2004[28]	16[28]	1[28]
15	Baltimore Metro SubwayLink	MTA	Baltimore	1,988,300	5,400[note 5]	15.5 mi (24.9 km)[29]	351	1983[30]	14[29]	1[29]
16	Skyline	Honolulu DTS	Honolulu	614,800	3,700	10.8 mi (17.4 km)	343	2023[31]	9[31]	1[31]

See also

• List of metro systems
• List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
• List of tram and light rail transit systems
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems
• List of United States light rail systems by ridership
• List of North American light rail systems by ridership
• List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership
• List of United States local bus agencies by ridership

Notes

1. 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. Figures only include BART's five rapid transit lines, and not the system's AGT line to Oakland Airport nor the eBART line.
4. System also includes light rail lines. Ridership data for such lines is not included in statistics given.
5. This is the Average Daily Ridership not Average Weekday Ridership.

References

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2. "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
3. "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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8. "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.
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13. "Rider recalls first day of BART passenger service on Sept. 11, 1972". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
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15. "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.
16. "Media Guide" (pdf). SEPTA. 2013. pp. 7, 11. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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18. "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2013" (pdf). SEPTA. June 30, 2013. pp. 4–6. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
19. "About MARTA: MARTA's Past & Future". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
20. "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, retrieved September 28, 2012
22. "Metrorail". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
23. "Miami-Dade Transit History". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
24. Chan, Sewell; Schweber, Nate (December 26, 2008). "Staten Island Rail Car Derails in Tottenville". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
25. "A History of Commitment". Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
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27. "RTA History". Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
28. "Project Profiles: Tren Urbano". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
29. "Metro Subway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
30. "2010-2011 MTA Media Guide" (pdf). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
31. "Skyline Rail Operations". Honolulu City Council. Retrieved September 19, 2023.