This is a list of North American rapid transit systems by ridership. These heavy rail or rapid transit systems are also known as metro or subway systems. This list of systems in North America does not include light rail , even when they are integrated with heavy rail. Daily and annual ridership figures are based on "average weekday unlinked passenger trips" (where transfers between lines are counted as two separate passenger "boardings" or "trips"), unless otherwise indicated. For metro systems in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada, the annual ridership figures for 2019 and average weekday ridership figures for the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2019 come from the American Public Transportation Association 's (APTA) ridership reports statistics,[1] unless otherwise noted. Ridership figures for Mexico come from the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (INEGI), specifically the Economy and Productive Sectors - Passenger Transit information.[2] Ridership figures for the Dominican Republic come from the Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro report for the year 2013.[3]
System
Country
City/area served
Annual ridership(2022) [1] [4]
Avg. daily weekday boardings(Q3 2023) [1] [4]
System length
Avg. daily boardings per mile(Q3 2023)
Year opened
Stations
Lines
1
New York City Subway
United States
New York City
2,027,286,000
6,087,300
248 miles (399 km)[5]
25,251
1904[note 1]
472[6]
24[6]
2
Mexico City Metro
Mexico
Mexico City
1,115,300,000 [4]
2,397,892[7]
140.75 miles (226.5 km)[8]
30,984
1969
195[9]
12[9]
3
Montreal Metro
Canada
Montreal
303,969,500
1,037,100
43 miles (69 km)[10]
21,816
1966
68
4
4
Toronto subway [note 2]
Canada
Toronto
302,527,000
1,022,600
47.8 miles (76.9 km)[11]
20,305
1954[11]
70
3
5
Washington Metro
United States
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
136,303,200
506,600
129 miles (208 km)[12]
3,683
1976[12]
98[12]
6
6
Chicago 'L'
United States
Chicago
117,447,000
350,900
102.8 miles (165.4 km)[13]
3,780
1892[13]
145[13]
8[13]
7
Metrorrey
Mexico
Monterrey
138,709,000[4]
380,024 [note 3]
25 miles (40 km)[14]
25,605
1991[15]
40[14]
3[14]
8
SkyTrain
Canada
Vancouver
141,339,300
431,500
49.5 miles (79.6 km)
9,030
1985
53[16]
3[16]
9
MBTA subway [note 4] (Blue , Orange , and Red Lines)
United States
Boston
85,397,200
255,800
39.5 miles (63.6 km)[17]
7,187
1901
53[17]
4[17]
10
BART
United States
San Francisco Bay Area
48,119,400
157,700
131.4 miles (211.5 km)[18]
1,252
1972[18]
48[18]
6[19]
11
SEPTA Metro [20] [21] [note 4] (Broad Street (Orange) ,Market–Frankford (Blue) , and Norristown High Speed Lines)
United States
Philadelphia
90,240,800
329,200
36.7 miles (59.1 km)[20] [22]
8,929
1907
75[21]
3[21]
12
PATH
United States
Jersey City , Newark, NJ
90,276,600
306,700
13.8 miles (22.2 km)[23]
22,464
1908
13[24]
5[24]
13
MARTA
United States
Atlanta
63,998,500
–
48 miles (77 km)[25]
4,288
1979
38[25]
4
14
Panama Metro
Panama
Panama City
91,932,890[26]
180,000[27] [needs update ]
22.9 miles (36.9 km)[28]
21,176
2014
31[29]
2[30]
15
Santo Domingo Metro
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
61,270,054[3] [needs update ]
177,844[3] [note 5] [needs update ]
17.0 miles (27.4 km)[31] [32]
10,461
2009
30[31] [32]
2[31] [32]
16
Metro Rail [note 4] (B and D Lines)
United States
Los Angeles
41,775,100
130,900
17.4 miles (28.0 km)[33]
7,994
1993[33]
16[33]
2[33]
17
Miami Metrorail
United States
Miami
13,439,300
51,500
24.9 miles (40.1 km)[34]
2,723
1984
23[34]
2
18
PATCO Speedline
United States
Philadelphia
11,107,500
38,400
14.2 miles (22.9 km)[35]
2,732
1936[35]
13[35]
1[35]
19
Staten Island Railway
United States
New York City
7,741,000
18,500
14.0 miles (22.5 km)[5]
2,100
1860
22[5]
1[5]
20
Baltimore Metro SubwayLink [note 4]
United States
Baltimore
7,325,500
36,600
15.5 miles (24.9 km)[36]
884
1983
14[36]
1[36]
21
RTA Rapid Transit [note 4] (Red Line )
United States
Cleveland
5,958,000
15,900
19 miles (31 km)[37]
1,000
1955
18[37]
1[37]
22
Tren Urbano
Puerto Rico (United States)
San Juan
5,233,900
20,300
10.7 miles (17.2 km)
1,963
2004
16
1
23
For a given population size, New York, some Mexican and Canadian cities tend to have higher public transit usage. Note: This data goes beyond rapid transit and encompasses all public transport, including modes such as buses.
^ a b c "American Public Transportation Association Q4 2019 Ridership Report" (PDF) . American Public Transportation Association . February 20, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
^ INEGI , Estadistica de transporte urbano de pasajeros
^ a b c "Informe de Evolución de la Demanda Diciembre 2014" [Report on Changes in Demand December 2014] (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección de Operaciones Metro de Santo Domingo [Directorate of Operations Santo Domingo Metro]. January 7, 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01 – via http://opret.gob.do/Transparencia/Estadisticas.aspx .
^ a b c d "Estadistica de transporte urbano de pasajeros" . Instituto Nactional De Estadística Y Geografía (INEGI). January 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-03 .
^ a b c d "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2018" (PDF) . Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) . June 26, 2019. p. 156. Retrieved 2021-12-07 .
^ a b "The MTA Network – New York City Transit at a Glance" . Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved 2019-07-15 .
^ SEMOVI , Afluencia diaria metro cdmx
^ "Datos de operacion" [Operational data] (in Spanish). Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-04-17 .
^ a b "Datos de operacion" [Operational data] (in Spanish). Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-12 .
^ "UrbanRail.Net – North America – Canada – Montréal – Montréal Metro" . Robert Schwandl (UrbanRail.Net). 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-23 .
^ a b "2013 – TTC Operating Statistics" . 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29 .
^ a b c "About Metro" . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-28 .
^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance" . Chicago Transit Authority . Spring 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29 .
^ a b c "Inauguran Lína 3 del Metro en Monterrey; durí ocho años su conclusión" . Hoy Tamaulipas (in Spanish). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021 .
^ "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo – Metrorrey – Historia" [System of Collective Transport – Metrorrey – History] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ a b "State of Good Repair" . TransLink. March 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-07-23 .
^ 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 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ a b c "BART – System Facts" . San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01 .
^ "BART – Schedules By Line" . San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ a b "SEPTA – Media Guide" (PDF) . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-19 .
^ a b c "SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2015" (PDF) . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) . 2015. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 2017-05-19 .
^ "SEPTA Route Statistics 2016" (PDF) . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-19 .
^ "World Trade Center Progress" (PDF) . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. February 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ a b "Maps & Schedules • Maps" . The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ a b "System Updates" . Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-19 .
^ "MEMORIA ANUAL 2022 Metro de Panama" (PDF) . Retrieved 2024-03-24 .
^ "Metro cambia patrones de consumo en Panamá" [Metro changing consumption patterns in Panama]. Capital Financiero (in Spanish). March 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01 .
^ "Conoce la Línea 1 del Metro de Panamá" [Meet Line 1 of the Panama Metro] (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ "Línea 1 Conoce los accesos a sus estaciones" [Line 1 Explore access to stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2014-08-31 .
^ "Panama opens US$150mn metro line expansion" . BNAmericas. Retrieved 2022-03-22 .
^ a b c "Línea 1" [Line 1] (in Spanish). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET). Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-17 .
^ a b c "Línea 2 – 1ra Etapa" [Line 2 – 1st Stage] (in Spanish). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte (OPRET). Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-17 .
^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance" . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) . August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05 .
^ a b "Miami-Dade Transit – Metrorail" . Miami-Dade County. March 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05 .
^ a b c d "PATCO – A History of Commitment" . PATCO. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-05 .
^ a b c "Visitors Ride Guide" (PDF) . Maryland Transit Administration . Retrieved 2013-07-14 – via http://mta.maryland.gov/content/visitors .
^ a b c "2013 Annual Report – RTA Facts" . Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-05 .
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