List of North American light rail systems by ridership
The following is a list of all light rail systems in North America, ranked by ridership. Daily figures for American and Canadian light rail systems are "average weekday unlinked passenger trips" (where transfers between lines are counted as two separate passenger "boardings" or "trips"), unless otherwise indicated.

List of North American light rail systems by ridership

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of all light rail systems in North America, ranked by ridership. Daily figures for American and Canadian light rail systems are "average weekday unlinked passenger trips" (where transfers between lines are counted as two separate passenger "boardings" or "trips"), unless otherwise indicated.

System	Country	City/Area 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	Guadalajara light rail (Tren ligero de Guadalajara)	MEX	Guadalajara	98,269,000	269,230	14.9 miles (24.0 km)	18,069	1989	29	2	1994

2	Toronto streetcar system	CAN	Toronto	91,700,400	287,800	51 miles (82 km)	5,727	1861	708 streetcar stops	11	2016

3	CTrain	CAN	Calgary	87,985,700	299,300	37.2 miles (59.9 km)	7,887	1981	45	2	2014

4	MBTA light rail: Green Line & Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line	USA	Boston	67,029,600	204,000	26 miles (42 km)	8,712	1897; 1929	74	2	2004; n/a

5	Metro Rail light rail: Blue, Expo, Gold & Green Lines	USA	Los Angeles	67,921,600	219,900	88.1 miles (141.8 km)	2,403	1990	65	4	2016

6	Muni Metro (incl. F Market)	USA	San Francisco	51,482,600	162,500	35.7 miles (57.5 km)	4,602	1980	152	8	2007

7	MAX Light Rail	USA	Portland, Oregon	39,173,700	119,700	60 miles (97 km)	2,070	1986	97	5	2015

8	Edmonton Light Rail Transit	CAN	Edmonton	36,664,700	112,531	15.1 miles (24.3 km)	7,452	1978	18	2	2015

9	San Diego Trolley (incl. Silver Line)	USA	San Diego	37,215,800	112,100	53.5 miles (86.1 km)	2,140	1981	53	4	2005

10	DART Light Rail	USA	Dallas	29,759,500	98,700	93 miles (150 km)	1,091	1996	64	4	2016

11	Xochimilco Light Rail	MEX	Mexico City	35,060,000	96,054	8.0 miles (12.9 km)	12,006	1986	18	1	1988

12	RTD Light Rail	USA	Denver	24,585,000	75,900	58.5 miles (94.1 km)	1,297	1994	46	6	2017

13	SEPTA light rail: Subway–Surface Lines, Suburban Trolley Lines, & Girard Ave Trolley	USA	Philadelphia	24,243,200	80,100	68.4 miles (110.1 km)	1,199	1858	>100	8	2005

14	Link light rail: Tacoma Link and Central Link	USA	Tacoma & Seattle	24,155,900	74,400	20.4 miles (32.8 km)	3,456	2003, 2009	5, 15	2	2016

15	METRO Light Rail	USA	Minneapolis	23,811,200	71,900	21.8 miles (35.1 km)	3,344	2004	37	2	2014

16	TRAX (light rail)	USA	Salt Lake City	18,823,500	63,000	44.8 miles (72.1 km)	1,435	1999	50	3	2013

17	METRORail	USA	Houston	18,808,000	61,100	22.9 miles (36.9 km)	2,427	2004	37	3	2015

18	Hudson–Bergen Light Rail	USA	Jersey City, New Jersey	16,691,558	54,434	17 miles (27 km)	3,202	2000	24	3	2006

19	Valley Metro Rail	USA	Phoenix	16,269,000	48,900	26 miles (42 km)	2,240	2008	35	1	2016

20	St. Louis MetroLink	USA	St. Louis	14,115,400	41,400	46.0 miles (74.0 km)	996	1993	37	2	2006

21	Sacramento RT Light Rail	USA	Sacramento, California	11,216,500	37,800	42.9 miles (69.0 km)	963	1987	53	3	2015

22	VTA Light Rail	USA	San Jose, California	8,669,600	26,900	42.2 miles (67.9 km)	709	1987	62	3	2005

23	The T: Pittsburgh Light Rail	USA	Pittsburgh	7,751,500	26.2 miles (42.2 km)	1,057	1984	53	2	2012

24	Baltimore Light Rail	USA	Baltimore	7,353,900	23,900	33.0 miles (53.1 km)	820	1992	33	3	1997

25	Streetcars in New Orleans	USA	New Orleans	8,097,500	20,400	22.3 miles (35.9 km)	1,030	1835	streetcar-like surface stops	4	2013

26	San Francisco cable car system	USA	San Francisco	5,833,900	13,800	5.2 miles (8.4 km)	2,654	1878	streetcar-like surface stops	3	1952

27	Portland Streetcar	USA	Portland	5,627,588	20,011	7.35 miles (11.83 km)	2,723	2001	76	2	2012

28	Newark Light Rail	USA	Newark, New Jersey	5,356,687	18,505	6.2 miles (10.0 km)	2,985	1935	17	2	2006

29	Lynx Rapid Transit Services	USA	Charlotte, North Carolina	5,228,500	16,900	9.6 miles (15.4 km)	1,708	2007	15	1	n/a

30	Buffalo Metro Rail	USA	Buffalo, New York	4,560,600	16,900	6.4 miles (10.3 km)	2,734	1985	14	1	n/a

31	O-Train	CAN	Ottawa	4,194,000	16,900	5.0 miles (8.0 km)	3,720	2001	5	1	n/a

32	River LINE	USA	Trenton–Camden, New Jersey	2,869,707	9,014	34 miles (55 km)	265	2004	20	1	n/a

33	RTA Rapid Transit: Blue and Green Lines	USA	Cleveland	2,114,200	7,613	15.3 miles (24.6 km)	500	1913	34	2	1996

34	SPRINTER	USA	Oceanside, California	2,688,400	9,200	22 miles (35 km)	420	2008	15	1	n/a

35	Tide Light Rail	USA	Norfolk, Virginia	1,695,900	5,800	7.4 miles (11.9 km)	785	2011	11	1	n/a

36	Seattle Streetcar	USA	Seattle	707,700	2,200	3.8 miles (6.1 km)	1,690	2007	17	2	2016

37	MATA Trolleys	USA	Memphis, Tennessee	485,100	0	6.3 miles (10.1 km)	0	1993	25	3	2004

38	TECO Line Streetcars	USA	Tampa, Florida	273,500	700	2.7 miles (4.3 km)	260	2002	11	1	2010

39	Sun Link	USA	Tucson, Arizona	n/a	4,000	3.9 miles (6.3 km)	1,026	2014	22	1	n/a

40	Atlanta Streetcar	USA	Atlanta, Georgia	n/a	n/a	2.7 miles (4.3 km)	n/a	2014	12	1	n/a

41	Dallas Streetcar	USA	Dallas, Texas	n/a	n/a	2.45 miles (3.94 km)	n/a	2015	6	1	2016

42	CityLynx Gold Line	USA	Charlotte, North Carolina	n/a	1,500	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	n/a	2015	6	1	n/a

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The Toronto streetcar system is the second busiest light-rail system in North America.
The Toronto streetcar system is the second light-rail system by ridership in North America.
The Toronto streetcar system is the second ranked light-rail system by ridership in North America.

final_sentence: The Toronto streetcar system is the second busiest light-rail system in North America.
final_sentence: The Toronto streetcar system is the second light-rail system by ridership in North America.
final_sentence: The Toronto streetcar system is the second ranked light-rail system by ridership in North America.