This is a list of the Americas 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 the Americas 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 (e.g., Mexico City and Monterrey, whose figures are the average for all days, not just weekdays). 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 Banco de Información Económica's INEGI reports for the year 2014.[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 (2019)[1][2] |
Avg. daily weekday boardings (Q4 2019)[1][2] |
System length |
Avg. daily boardings per mile (Q4 2019) |
Year opened |
Stations | Lines | Date | |
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1 | New York City Subway | USA | New York City | 2,723,960,100 | 9,117,400 | 248 miles (399 km)[4] | 36,764 | 1904[note 1] | 472[5] | 24[5] | |
2 | Mexico City Metro | Mexico | Mexico City | 1,591,984,000[note 2][needs update] | 4,361,600[note 3][needs update] | 140.75 miles (226.5 km)[6] | 30,984 | 1969 | 195[7] | 12[7] | |
3 | São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company | BRA | São Paulo | 867,700,000[8] | 2,900,000[8] | 273 km (169.6 mi)[8] | 10,622 | 1992[8] | 94[8] | 7[8] | 2019 |
4 | Caracas Metro | VEN | Caracas | 484,600,000[9] | 3,300,000 | 52.4 km (32.6 mi) | 25,337 | 1983 | 48 | 4 | 2019 |
5 | Santiago Metro | CHI | Santiago | 670,100,000[10] | 2,200,000[11] | 140 km (87.0 mi) | 17,255 | 1975 | 136 | 7 | 2019 |
6 | Toronto subway[note 4] | Canada | Toronto | 474,483,300 | 1,602,300 | 47.8 miles (76.9 km)[12] | 33,520 | 1954[12] | 75[12] | 4[12] | |
7 | MetrôRio | BRA | Rio de Janeiro | 401,500,000[13] | 1,100,000 | 58 km (36.0 mi) | 26,830 | 1979 | 35 | 2 | 2012 |
8 | Montreal Metro | Canada | Montreal | 400,280,900 | 1,421,200 | 43 miles (69 km)[14] | 33,051 | 1966 | 68 | 4 | |
9 | Subte | ARG | Buenos Aires | 365,000,000[15] | 1,000,000[16] | 54.9 km (34.1 mi) | 18,214 | 1913 | 87 | 6 | 2019 |
10 | Medellín Metro | COL | Medellín | 206,101,000[17] | 530,000[18] | 31.3 km (19.4 mi) | 16,933 | 1995 | 27 | 2 | 2018 |
5 | Washington Metro | USA | Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area | 237,701,100 | 816,700 | 129 miles (208 km)[19] | 6,532 | 1976[19] | 97[19] | 6 | |
6 | Chicago 'L' | USA | Chicago | 218,467,000 | 695,300 | 102.8 miles (165.4 km)[20] | 7,001 | 1892[20] | 145[20] | 8[20] | |
7 | Metrorrey | Mexico | Monterrey | 180,818,000[note 2][needs update] | 512,100[note 3][needs update] | 25 miles (40 km)[21] | 25,605 | 1991[22] | 40[21] | 3[21] | |
10 | Lima Metro | PER | Lima | 124,134,820[23] | 554,000[24] | 34.6 km (21.5 mi) | 10,250 | 1990/2011 | 26 | 1 | 12/2014 |
11 | Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano | MEX | Guadalajara | 103,649,000[citation needed] | 283,970[citation needed] | 47 km (29.2 mi)[25] | 10,000 | 1989 | 48 | 3 | 2018 |
12 | Recife Metro | BRA | Recife | 79,600,000[26] | 285,000 | 44.2 km (27.5 mi) | 6,448 | 1985 | 30 | 4 | 2012 |
8 | SkyTrain | Canada | Vancouver | 165,104,000[27] | 495,800[citation needed] | 49.4 miles (79.5 km)[28] | 10,036 | 1985 | 53[28] | 3[28] | |
9 | MBTA subway[note 5] (Blue, Orange, and Red Lines) |
USA | Boston | 152,339,700 | 475,300 | 38 miles (61 km)[29] | 13,408 | 1901 | 53[29] | 4[29] | |
10 | BART | USA | San Francisco Bay Area |
123,510,100 | 421,100 | 131.4 miles (211.5 km)[30] | 4,006 | 1972[30] | 48[30] | 6[31] | |
11 | SEPTA[32][33][note 5] (Broad Street (Orange), Market–Frankford (Blue), and Norristown High Speed Lines) |
USA | Philadelphia | 90,240,800 | 329,200 | 36.7 miles (59.1 km)[32][34] | 8,929 | 1907 | 75[33] | 3[33] | |
12 | PATH | USA | Jersey City, Newark, NJ | 90,276,600 | 306,700 | 13.8 miles (22.2 km)[35] | 22,464 | 1908 | 13[36] | 5[36] | |
13 | MARTA | USA | Atlanta | 63,998,500 | – | 48 miles (77 km)[37] | 4,288 | 1979 | 38[37] | 4 | |
14 | Panama Metro | Panama | Panama City | n/a | 180,000[38][needs update] | 22.9 miles (36.9 km)[39] | 21,176 | 2014 | 12[40] | 1[40] | |
15 | Santo Domingo Metro | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 61,270,054[3][needs update] | 177,844[3] [note 3][needs update] |
17.0 miles (27.4 km)[41][42] | 10,461 | 2009 | 30[41][42] | 2[41][42] | |
15 | Trensurb | BRA | Porto Alegre | 62,000,000[43] | 170,000 | 39 km (24.2 mi) | 4,359 | 1985 | 19 | 1 | 2011 |
16 | Belo Horizonte Metro | BRA | Belo Horizonte | 57,419,280[44] | 157,300 | 28.1 km (17.5 mi) | 5,598 | 1986 | 19 | 1 | 2012 |
17 | Federal District Metro | BRA | Brasília | 54,750,000[45] | 150,000 | 42.4 km (26.3 mi) | 3,538 | 2001 | 24 | 2 | 2009 |
18 | Xochimilco Light Rail | MEX | Mexico City | 21,000,000[46] | 57,534 | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) | 4,495 | 1986 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
19 | Valparaíso Metro | CHI | Valparaíso | 20,120,000[47] | 55,123 | 43 km (26.7 mi)[47] | 1,096 | 2005 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
20 | Valencia Metro | VEN | Valencia | 17,200,000[48] | 62,000 | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) | 10,000 | 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
21 | Los Teques Metro[note 6] | VEN | Los Teques/Caracas | 13,000,000[49] | 35,616 | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) | 3,490 | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 08/2013 |
16 | Metro Rail[note 5] (B and D Lines) |
USA | Los Angeles | 41,775,100 | 130,900 | 17.4 miles (28.0 km)[50] | 7,994 | 1993[50] | 16[50] | 2[50] | |
17 | Miami Metrorail | USA | Miami | 18,073,100 | 62,600 | 24.9 miles (40.1 km)[51] | 2,723 | 1984 | 23[51] | 2 | |
18 | PATCO Speedline | USA | Philadelphia | 11,107,500 | 38,400 | 14.2 miles (22.9 km)[52] | 2,732 | 1936[52] | 13[52] | 1[52] | |
19 | Staten Island Railway | USA | New York City | 7,741,000 | 18,500 | 14.0 miles (22.5 km)[4] | 2,100 | 1860 | 22[4] | 1[4] | |
20 | Baltimore Metro Subway[note 5] | USA | Baltimore | 7,325,500 | 36,600 | 15.5 miles (24.9 km)[53] | 884 | 1983 | 14[53] | 1[53] | |
21 | RTA Rapid Transit[note 5] (Red Line) |
USA | Cleveland | 5,958,000 | 15,900 | 19 miles (31 km)[54] | 1,000 | 1955 | 18[54] | 1[54] | |
22 | Tren Urbano | Puerto Rico (US) | San Juan | 5,233,900 | 20,300 | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) | 1,963 | 2004 | 16 | 1 | |
23 | Maracaibo Metro | VEN | Maracaibo | 9,000,000[55] | 42,000 | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | 3,490 | 2006 | 6 | 1 | 2011 |
24 | Teresina Metro[note 7] | BRA | Teresina | 4,300,000[56] | 12,000 | 14.5 km (9.0 mi) | 828 | 1989 | 9 | 1 | 2009 |
25 | Fortaleza Metro | BRA | Fortaleza | n/a | n/a | 43 km (26.7 mi) | n/a | 2012 | 28 | 2 | n/a |
26 | Metrotranvía Mendoza | ARG | Mendoza | n/a | n/a | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) | n/a | 2012 | 26 | 1 | n/a |
27 | Salvador Metro | BRA | Salvador | n/a | 300,000 (Projected) | 30 km (18.6 mi) | n/a | 2014 | 19 | 2 | n/a |
28 | Maceió Metro | BRA | Maceió | n/a | 40,000 (Projected) | 32 km (19.9 mi) | n/a | 1997 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
29 | Cariri Metro[note 7] | BRA | Crato–Juazeiro | n/a | 5,000 | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | 360 | 2009 | 9 | 1 | n/a |
30 | Quito Metro | ECU | Quito | n/a | n/a | 22 km (13.7 mi) | n/a | 2023 | 15 | 1 | 2022 |
31 | Skyline (Honolulu) | USA | Honolulu | n/a | n/a | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) | n/a | 2023 | 9 | 1 | 2023 |
Notes
edit- ^ This data goes beyond rapid transit and encompasses all public transport, including modes such as buses
- ^ The current system incorporates elevated sections built in 1870.
- ^ a b This Annual Ridership figure for 2014 is obtained by averaging the Average Daily Ridership for the twelve months in 2014, and then multiplying that figure by the number of days in a year.
- ^ a b c This 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.
- ^ Totals represent the sum of the "Heavy Rail (HR)" and "Intermediate Rail (IR)" figures for Toronto from the APTA ridership report – in other words, figures include stations and ridership on Line 3 Scarborough (RT), which APTA considers to be an IR line and which the Toronto Transit Commission includes in the rapid transit system for mapping and administrative purposes.
- ^ a b c d e This rapid transit system is integrated with a light rail system; only the parts of the system that are rapid transit/metro, and that are not light rail, are counted in the statistics presented here.
- ^ The Los Teques Metro is generally considered to be part of the Caracas Metro.
- ^ a b Uses diesel rail vehicles, rather than the electrified vehicles used on rapid transit systems.
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