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.
System | Transit agency | City/Area served | Annual ridership 2023 [1] | Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2023 [2] | System length |
Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q4 2023 | Opened | Stations | Lines | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York City Subway | New York City Transit Authority [note 1] | New York City | 2,027,286,000 | 6,593,700 | 248 mi (399 km) [3] | 26,588 | 1904 [4] | 472 [4] | 26 [4] |
2 | Washington Metro | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 136,303,200 | 474,000 | 129 mi (208 km) [5] | 3,674 | 1976 [5] | 98 [5] | 6 |
3 | Chicago "L" | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | 117,447,000 | 373,800 | 102.8 mi (165.4 km) [6] | 3,636 | 1892 [6] | 146 [6] | 8 [6] |
4 |
MBTA subway ("The T") [note 2] ( Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston | 85,397,200 | 267,100 | 38 mi (61 km) [7] | 7,029 | 1901 | 53 [7] | 3 [7] |
5 | PATH | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Manhattan; Hudson County, and Newark | 55,109,100 | 187,000 | 13.8 mi (22.2 km) [8] [9] | 13,551 | 1908 [10] | 13 [8] | 4 [11] |
6 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) [note 3] | Bay Area Rapid Transit District | San Francisco Bay Area | 46,397,300 | 154,600 | 119.1 mi (191.7 km) [12] | 1,298 | 1972 [13] | 50 [12] | 7 [14] |
7 |
SEPTA Metro
[note 4] ( Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Philadelphia | 45,559,700 | 146,300 | 36.7 mi (59.1 km) [15] [16] | 3,986 | 1907 [17] | 75 [18] | 3 [18] |
8 | MARTA rail | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Atlanta | 31,110,300 | 96,300 | 47.6 mi (76.6 km) | 2,023 | 1979 [19] | 38 [20] | 4 [20] |
9 |
Metro Rail
[note 4] ( B and D Lines) |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | 25,899,200 | 64,300 | 17.4 mi (28.0 km) [21] | 3,695 | 1993 [21] | 16 [21] | 2 [21] |
10 | Metrorail | Miami-Dade Transit | Miami | 13,439,300 | 48,300 | 24.4 mi (39.3 km) [22] | 1,980 | 1984 [23] | 23 [22] | 2 [22] |
11 | Staten Island Railway | Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority [note 1] | Staten Island ( New York City) | 6,151,400 | 19,500 | 14 mi (23 km) [3] | 1,393 | 1860 [24] | 21 [3] | 1 [3] |
12 | PATCO Speedline | Port Authority Transit Corporation | Philadelphia, southern New Jersey | 5,452,000 | 18,300 | 14.2 mi (22.9 km) [25] | 1,289 | 1936 [25] | 13 [25] | 1 [25] |
13 |
RTA Rapid Transit
[note 4] ( Red Line) |
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cleveland | 3,469,100 | 10,800 | 19 mi (31 km) [26] | 568 | 1955 [27] | 18 [26] | 1 [26] |
14 | Tren Urbano | Autoridad de Transporte Integrado | San Juan | 2,738,100 | 10,200 | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) [28] | 953 | 2004 [28] | 16 [28] | 1 [28] |
15 | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink | Maryland Transit Administration | 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 Department of Transportation Services | Honolulu | 614,800 | 3,700 | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) | 343 | 2023 [31] | 9 [31] | 1 [31] |
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.
System | Transit agency | City/Area served | Annual ridership 2023 [1] | Avg. ridership weekdays, Q4 2023 [2] | System length |
Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q4 2023 | Opened | Stations | Lines | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York City Subway | New York City Transit Authority [note 1] | New York City | 2,027,286,000 | 6,593,700 | 248 mi (399 km) [3] | 26,588 | 1904 [4] | 472 [4] | 26 [4] |
2 | Washington Metro | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 136,303,200 | 474,000 | 129 mi (208 km) [5] | 3,674 | 1976 [5] | 98 [5] | 6 |
3 | Chicago "L" | Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | 117,447,000 | 373,800 | 102.8 mi (165.4 km) [6] | 3,636 | 1892 [6] | 146 [6] | 8 [6] |
4 |
MBTA subway ("The T") [note 2] ( Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Boston | 85,397,200 | 267,100 | 38 mi (61 km) [7] | 7,029 | 1901 | 53 [7] | 3 [7] |
5 | PATH | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Manhattan; Hudson County, and Newark | 55,109,100 | 187,000 | 13.8 mi (22.2 km) [8] [9] | 13,551 | 1908 [10] | 13 [8] | 4 [11] |
6 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) [note 3] | Bay Area Rapid Transit District | San Francisco Bay Area | 46,397,300 | 154,600 | 119.1 mi (191.7 km) [12] | 1,298 | 1972 [13] | 50 [12] | 7 [14] |
7 |
SEPTA Metro
[note 4] ( Broad Street, Market–Frankford, and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Philadelphia | 45,559,700 | 146,300 | 36.7 mi (59.1 km) [15] [16] | 3,986 | 1907 [17] | 75 [18] | 3 [18] |
8 | MARTA rail | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Atlanta | 31,110,300 | 96,300 | 47.6 mi (76.6 km) | 2,023 | 1979 [19] | 38 [20] | 4 [20] |
9 |
Metro Rail
[note 4] ( B and D Lines) |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | 25,899,200 | 64,300 | 17.4 mi (28.0 km) [21] | 3,695 | 1993 [21] | 16 [21] | 2 [21] |
10 | Metrorail | Miami-Dade Transit | Miami | 13,439,300 | 48,300 | 24.4 mi (39.3 km) [22] | 1,980 | 1984 [23] | 23 [22] | 2 [22] |
11 | Staten Island Railway | Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority [note 1] | Staten Island ( New York City) | 6,151,400 | 19,500 | 14 mi (23 km) [3] | 1,393 | 1860 [24] | 21 [3] | 1 [3] |
12 | PATCO Speedline | Port Authority Transit Corporation | Philadelphia, southern New Jersey | 5,452,000 | 18,300 | 14.2 mi (22.9 km) [25] | 1,289 | 1936 [25] | 13 [25] | 1 [25] |
13 |
RTA Rapid Transit
[note 4] ( Red Line) |
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority | Cleveland | 3,469,100 | 10,800 | 19 mi (31 km) [26] | 568 | 1955 [27] | 18 [26] | 1 [26] |
14 | Tren Urbano | Autoridad de Transporte Integrado | San Juan | 2,738,100 | 10,200 | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) [28] | 953 | 2004 [28] | 16 [28] | 1 [28] |
15 | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink | Maryland Transit Administration | 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 Department of Transportation Services | Honolulu | 614,800 | 3,700 | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) | 343 | 2023 [31] | 9 [31] | 1 [31] |