List of United States light rail systems by ridership
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List of United States light rail systems by ridership

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System	Largest city served	Annual Ridership (2017)	Avg. daily weekday boardings (Q4 2017)	System length	Avg. daily boardings per mile (Q4 2016)	Year opened	Stations	Lines	Year last expanded

1	Metro Rail light rail: Blue, Expo, Gold & Green Lines	Los Angeles	67,921,600	219,900	83.6 miles (134.5 km)	2,496	1990	80	4	2016

2	MBTA light rail: Green Line & Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line	Boston	67,029,600	204,000	26 miles (42 km)	7,846	1897; 1929	74	5	2004; n/a

3	Muni Metro (incl. E Embarcadero & F Market)	San Francisco	51,482,600	162,500	35.7 miles (57.5 km)	4,552	1912; 1980	152	9	2015

4	MAX Light Rail	Portland	39,173,700	119,700	60 miles (97 km)	1,995	1986	97	5	2015

5	San Diego Trolley (incl. Silver Line)	San Diego	37,215,800	112,100	53.5 miles (86.1 km)	2,095	1981	53	4	2005

6	DART	Dallas	29,759,200	98,700	93 miles (150 km)	1,061	1996	64	4	2016

7	Denver RTD: C, D, E, F, H, R, W, and L	Denver	24,871,200	67,500	58.5 miles (94.1 km)	1,153	1994	62	8	2017

8	SEPTA light rail: Subway–Surface Lines, Suburban Trolley Lines & Girard Ave Trolley	Philadelphia	24,243,200	80,100	68.4 miles (110.1 km)	1,171	1906	>100	8	2005

9	METRO Light Rail	Minneapolis-St. Paul	23,811,200	71,900	21.8 miles (35.1 km)	3,298	2004	37	2	2014

10	Central Link	Seattle	23,186,633	71,058	20.4 miles (32.8 km)	3,483	2009	16	1	2016

11	TRAX (UTA) and S Line	Salt Lake City	18,823,500	63,000	46.8 miles (75.3 km)	1,346	1999	56	4	2013

12	METRORail	Houston	18,808,000	61,100	23.8 miles (38.3 km)	2,567	2004	44	3	2017

13	Valley Metro Rail	Phoenix	16,269,000	48,900	26.3 miles (42.3 km)	1,859	2008	35	1	2016

14	Hudson–Bergen Light Rail	Jersey City	15,476,386	51,939	17 miles (27 km)	3,055	2000	24	3	2011

15	MetroLink	St. Louis	14,115,400	41,400	46 miles (74 km)	900	1993	37	2	2006

16	Sacramento RT Light Rail	Sacramento	11,216,500	37,800	42.9 miles (69.0 km)	881	1987	53	3	2015

17	Santa Clara VTA Light Rail	San Jose	8,669,600	26,900	42.2 miles (67.9 km)	637	1987	62	3	2005

18	RTA Streetcars in New Orleans	New Orleans	8,097,500	20,400	26.9 miles (43.3 km)	914	1835	streetcar-like surface stops	5	2018

19	The T: Pittsburgh Light Rail	Pittsburgh	7,751,500	21,237	26.2 miles (42.2 km)	811	1984	53	2	2012

20	Baltimore Light Rail	Baltimore	7,353,900	23,900	33 miles (53 km)	724	1992	33	3	1997

21	San Francisco cable car system	San Francisco	5,799,300	14,300	5.2 miles (8.4 km)	2,750	1878	streetcar-like surface stops	3	1952

22	Newark Light Rail	Newark	5,531,921	19,573	6.2 miles (10.0 km)	3,157	1935	16	2	2006

23	Charlotte Area Transit System: Blue and Gold Lines	Charlotte	5,228,500	16,900	20.8 miles (33.5 km)	813	2007	31	2	2018

24	Portland Streetcar	Portland	4,710,854	12,906	7.35 miles (11.83 km)	1,756	2001	76	2	2015

25	Buffalo Metro Rail	Buffalo	4,560,600	16,900	6.4 miles (10.3 km)	2,641	1984	14	1	n/a

26	River LINE	Trenton- Camden	2,713,160	8,633	34 miles (55 km)	254	2004	20	1	2013

27	SPRINTER	Oceanside Escondido	2,570,700	8,600	22 miles (35 km)	391	2008	15	1	n/a

28	RTA Rapid Transit: Blue and Green Lines	Cleveland	2,114,200	5,792	15.3 miles (24.6 km)	379	1913	34	2	1996

29	KC Streetcar	Kansas City	2,060,327	5,645	2.2 miles (3.5 km)	2,566	2016	16	1	2016

30	Seattle Streetcar	Seattle	1,417,500	4,800	3.8 miles (6.1 km)	1,263	2007	21	2	2016

31	Q-Line	Detroit	1,350,000	3,699	3.3 miles (5.3 km)	1,121	2017	20	1	n/a

32	Tide Light Rail	Norfolk	1,308,700	4,100	7.4 miles (11.9 km)	554	2011	11	1	n/a

33	DC Streetcar	Washington, D.C.	1,184,800	3,700	2.4 miles (3.9 km)	1,542	2016	8	1	n/a

34	Tacoma Link	Tacoma	972,405	3,427	1.6 miles (2.6 km)	2,142	2003	5	1	n/a

35	Sun Link	Tucson	900,539	2,467	3.9 miles (6.3 km)	632	2014	22	1	n/a

36	Cincinnati Bell Connector	Cincinnati	578,641	1,585	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	449	2016	18	1	n/a

37	Atlanta Streetcar	Atlanta	429,500	900	2.7 miles (4.3 km)	333	2014	12	1	n/a

38	TECO Line Streetcars	Tampa	282,100	400	2.7 miles (4.3 km)	148	2002	11	1	2010

39	Dallas Streetcar	Dallas	158,000	600	2.45 miles (3.94 km)	245	2015	6	1	2016

Sentence(s)

With nearly 39 million annual riders MAX is the fourth light rail system in the United States after light rail services in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco.

final_sentence: With nearly 39 million annual riders MAX is the fourth light rail system in the United States after light rail services in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco.