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

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With an average weekday ridership of 162,500 passengers as of the fourth quarter of 2017, Muni Metro is the United States' third busiest light rail system.

final_sentence: With an average weekday ridership of 162,500 passengers as of the fourth quarter of 2017, Muni Metro is the United States' third busiest light rail system.