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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]
See also
Notes
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