List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
This is a list of North American rapid transit systems by ridership. These heavy rail or rapid transit systems are also known as metro or subway systems.

List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership

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Table Section Text: This is a list of North American rapid transit systems by ridership. These heavy rail or rapid transit systems are also known as metro or subway systems.

System	Country	City/area served	Annual ridership (2018)	Avg. daily weekday boardings (Q4 2018)	System length	Avg. daily boardings per mile (Q4 2018)	Year opened	Stations	Lines

1	New York City Subway	USA	New York City	2,629,594,200	8,764,700	232 miles (373 km)	37,778	1904	468	24

2	Mexico City Metro	Mexico	Mexico City	1,591,984,000	4,361,600	140.75 miles (226.5 km)	30,988	1969	195	12

3	Toronto subway	Canada	Toronto	416,210,500	1,343,600	47.8 miles (76.9 km)	28,109	1954	75	4

4	Montreal Metro	Canada	Montreal	383,147,700	1,367,200	43 miles (69 km)	31,795	1966	68	4

5	Chicago 'L'	USA	Chicago	235,895,100	719,700	102.8 miles (165.4 km)	7,001	1892	145	8

6	Washington Metro	USA	Washington, D.C.	226,349,600	764,300	117 miles (188 km)	6,532	1976	91	6

7	Monterrey Metro (Metrorrey)	Mexico	Monterrey	180,818,000	512,100	20 miles (32 km)	25,605	1991	31	2

9	SkyTrain	Canada	Vancouver	160,014,800	495,800	49.4 miles (79.5 km)	10,036	1985	53	3

8	MBTA Subway (Blue, Orange, and Red Lines)	USA	Boston	155,748,800	509,500	38 miles (61 km)	13,408	1901	53	4

10	BART	USA	San Francisco Bay Area	125,576,400	416,600	104 miles (167 km)	4,006	1972	48	6

11	SEPTA (Broad Street (Orange), Market–Frankford (Blue), and Norristown High Speed Lines)	USA	Philadelphia	96,546,400	327,700	36.7 miles (59.1 km)	8,929	1907	75	3

12	PATH	USA	Jersey City	91,593,600	310,000	13.8 miles (22.2 km)	22,464	1908	13	5

13	MARTA	USA	Atlanta	64,854,000	205,800	48 miles (77 km)	4,288	1979	38	4

14	Panama Metro	Panama	Panama City	n/a	180,000	8.5 miles (13.7 km)	21,176	2014	12	1

15	Santo Domingo Metro	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	61,270,054	177,844	17.0 miles (27.4 km)	10,461	2009	30	2

16	Metro Rail (Purple and Red Lines)	USA	Los Angeles	43,300,600	139,100	17.4 miles (28.0 km)	7,994	1993	16	2

17	Miami Metrorail	USA	Miami	19,282,500	67,800	24.9 miles (40.1 km)	2,723	1984	23	2

18	PATCO Speedline	USA	Philadelphia	10,789,600	38,800	14.2 miles (22.9 km)	2,732	1936	13	1

19	Baltimore Metro Subway	USA	Baltimore	8,270,600	13,700	15.5 miles (24.9 km)	884	1983	14	1

20	Staten Island Railway	USA	New York City	8,126,100	29,400	14.0 miles (22.5 km)	2,100	1860	22	1

21	RTA Rapid Transit (Red Line)	USA	Cleveland	6,249,800	19,000	19 miles (31 km)	1,000	1955	18	1

22	Tren Urbano	Puerto Rico (USA)	San Juan	5,192,900	21,000	10.7 miles (17.2 km)	1,963	2004	16	1

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Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.
Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.
The Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.

final_sentence: Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.
final_sentence: Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.
final_sentence: The Mexico City Metro is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.