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

List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership

Section Title: List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership
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Rank	System	Major cities served	Annual Ridership (2017)	Average Weekday Ridership (Q4 2017)	Route miles	Ridership per mile (Q4 2017)	Year Opened	Lines	Stations

1	MTA Long Island Rail Road	New York	103,237,200	349,500	321	1,089	1834	11	124

2	NJ Transit Rail	New York / Newark / Trenton / Philadelphia	88,478,900	307,853	530	581	1983	11	164

3	MTA Metro-North Railroad	New York / Yonkers / Stamford	86,367,700	306,900	385	797	1983	6	122

4	Metra	Chicago	70,923,300	285,400	487.5	490	1984	11	241

5	SEPTA Regional Rail	Philadelphia	34,670,200	125,600	280	449	1983	13	153

6	MBTA Commuter Rail	Boston / Worcester / Providence	33,784,200	123,100	368	335	1973	13	127

7	Caltrain	San Francisco / San Jose	18,819,600	59,700	77	775	1987	1	32

8	Metrolink	Los Angeles / Riverside	10,625,800	37,800	388	97	1992	7	55

9	MARC Train	Baltimore / Washington, D.C.	9,280,200	34,700	187	186	1984	3	43

10	Denver RTD: A and B Lines	Denver	7,105,900	20,500	29	707	2016	2	9

11	UTA FrontRunner	Salt Lake City / Provo	4,854,000	17,900	88	203	2008	1	16

12	Virginia Railway Express	Washington, D.C.	4,683,000	12,830	90	143	1992	2	18

13	Sounder Commuter Rail	Seattle / Tacoma	4,431,100	17,700	83	213	2000	2	9

14	Tri-Rail	Miami / Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach	4,287,400	14,600	70.9	206	1987	1	18

15	NICTD South Shore Line	Chicago / South Bend	3,455,800	11,200	90	124	1903	1	20

16	Trinity Railway Express	Dallas / Fort Worth	2,103,500	7,700	34	226	1996	1	10

17	Capitol Corridor	San Jose / Oakland / Sacramento	1,634,000	5,300	168	32	1991	1	15

18	Keystone Service	Philadelphia	1,508,200	5,000	104.6	48	1976(?)	1	12

19	NCTD Coaster	San Diego / Oceanside	1,425,900	4,500	41	110	1995	1	8

20	Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)	San Jose / Stockton	1,322,200	5,300	86	62	1998	1	10

21	SunRail	Orlando/Poinciana	851,800	2,334	49	73	2014	1	16

22	Capital MetroRail	Austin	825,700	2,800	32	88	2010	1	9

23	New Mexico Rail Runner Express	Albuquerque / Santa Fe	811,500	2,600	97	27	2006	1	13

24	Northstar Line	Minneapolis	793,700	2,700	40	68	2009	1	6

25	Shore Line East	New Haven	606,300	1,900	59	32	1990	1	13

26	Downeaster	Boston / Brunswick, Maine	545,900	1,400	148	9	2001	1	12

27	A-Train	Denton	481,500	1,600	21	76	2011	1	6

28	Westside Express Service	Beaverton	433,200	1,700	15	113	2009	1	5

29	SMART	San Rafael-Santa Rosa	289,900	1,852	43	43	2017	1	10

30	Music City Star	Nashville	287,800	1,100	32	34	2006	1	6

Sentence(s)

Metro-North Railroad is the third commuter railroad in terms of annual ridership, behind Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit.

final_sentence: Metro-North Railroad is the third commuter railroad in terms of annual ridership, behind Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit.