Americans’ heavy rail systems ranked by ridership

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The United States is home to 15 heavy rail systems. Eight of those systems operate in the northeast, two each in the midwest, south, and west and one in Puerto Rico. Here is a look at how these transit systems rank in terms of weekday ridership.

  1. 8,827,400 - MTA New York City Transit (New York City)

  2. 832,800 - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Washington, DC)

  3. 736,300 - Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago)

  4. 522,900 - Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Boston)

  5. 431,800 - Bay Area Rapid Transit District (San Francisco)

  6. 317,200 - Port Authority of NY & NJ (Jersey City)

  7. 293,800 - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia)

  8. 207,700 - Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Atlanta)

  9. 129,600 - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Los Angeles)

  10. 59,000 - Miami-Dade Transit Agency (Miami)

  11. 38,900 - Port Authority Transit Corporation (Philadelphia)

  12. 38,400 - Maryland Transit Administration (Baltimore)

  13. 26,000 - MTA Staten Island Railway (New York City)

  14. 18,800 - Puerto Rico Department of Transportation (San Juan)

  15. 18,500 - Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Cleveland)

Source: APTA Third Quarter 2019 Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report