List of Latin american rail transit systems by Ridership - wikipedia List of Latin american rail transit systems by Ridership The following is a list of all urban rail transit systems in Latin America, ranked by passenger ridership. These kinds of systems are most commonly known as metro ( or subway in English ), but may also be known as subte, tren, or tranvía systems. Daily and annual passengers ridership figures in this chart are based on annual and daily ( not just weekday ) average passenger trips. The year of the source date varies and is provided on the right. Overall, Brazil has the largest number of metros, with 10 such systems, followed by Venezuela with 4 metro systems. The Mexico City Metro has the highest passenger ridership in Latin America, and second in the Americas, after the New York City Subway. System Country City served Annual Ridership * Average daily boardings * System length Ave. daily boardings per km * Year opened Stations Lines Source date Mexico City Metro MEX Mexico City 1,662,562,714 4,615,375 7005226500000000000 ♠ 226.5 km ( 140.7 mi ) 20,377 1969 195 12 2016 Metrô BRA São Paulo 895,561,000 2,453,590 7004784000000000000 ♠ 78.4 km ( 48.7 mi ) 32,246 64 5 2014 Santiago Metro CHI Santiago 670,100,000 2,200,000 7005103000000000000 ♠ 103 km ( 64.0 mi ) 17,255 108 5 07 / 2016 Caracas Metro VEN Caracas 484,600,000 1,328,000 7004524000000000000 ♠ 52.4 km ( 32.6 mi ) 25,337 48 2009 5 MetrôRio BRA Rio de Janeiro 401,500,000 1,100,000 7004580000000000000 ♠ 58 km ( 36.0 mi ) 26,830 1979 35 2012 6 Subte ARG Buenos Aires 365,000,000 1,000,000 7004519000000000000 ♠ 51.9 km ( 32.2 mi ) 19,267 1913 83 6 2014 7 Medellín Metro COL Medellín 165,400,000 465,387 7004320000000000000 ♠ 32 km ( 19.9 mi ) 14,543 1995 34 5 2011 8 Monterrey Metro MEX Monterrey 156,900,000 446,100 7004320000000000000 ♠ 32 km ( 19.9 mi ) 13,938 1991 31 2012 9 Lima Metro PER Lima 115,000,000 320,000 7004346000000000000 ♠ 34.6 km ( 21.5 mi ) 10,250 26 12 / 2014 10 Tren Ligero de Guadalajara MEX Guadalajara 87,600,000 240,000 7004240000000000000 ♠ 24 km ( 14.9 mi ) 10,000 1989 29 11 / 2013 11 Recife Metro BRA Recife 79,600,000 285,000 7004442000000000000 ♠ 44.2 km ( 27.5 mi ) 6,448 1985 30 2012 12 Panama Metro PAN Panama City 68,500,000 260,000 7004137000000000000 ♠ 13.7 km ( 8.5 mi ) 12,409 2014 12 2015 13 Santo Domingo Metro DOM Santo Domingo 66,236,092 181,468 7004274000000000000 ♠ 27.4 km ( 17.0 mi ) 5,497 2008 30 09 / 2013 14 Trensurb BRA Porto Alegre 62,000,000 170,000 7004390000000000000 ♠ 39 km ( 24.2 mi ) 4,359 1985 19 2011 15 Belo Horizonte Metro BRA Belo Horizonte 57,419,280 157,300 7004281000000000000 ♠ 28.1 km ( 17.5 mi ) 5,598 1986 19 2012 16 Metrô - DF BRA Brasília 54,750,000 150,000 7004424000000000000 ♠ 42.4 km ( 26.3 mi ) 3,538 24 2009 17 Xochimilco Light Rail MEX Mexico City 21,000,000 57,534 7004128000000000000 ♠ 12.8 km ( 8.0 mi ) 4,495 1986 18 2007 18 Valencia Metro VEN Valencia 17,200,000 62,000 7003620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 km ( 3.9 mi ) 10,000 2006 7 2012 19 Valparaíso Metro CHI Valparaíso 20,120,000 55,123 7004430000000000000 ♠ 43 km ( 26.7 mi ) 1,096 2005 20 2013 20 Los Teques Metro VEN Los Teques / Caracas 13,000,000 35,616 7004102000000000000 ♠ 10.2 km ( 6.3 mi ) 3,490 2006 08 / 2013 21 Tren Urbano PUR San Juan 11,023,500 40,600 7004172000000000000 ♠ 17.2 km ( 10.7 mi ) 2,360 16 Q4 2012 22 Maracaibo Metro VEN Maracaibo 9,000,000 42,000 7003650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 km ( 4.0 mi ) 3,490 2006 6 2011 23 Teresina Metro BRA Teresina 4,300,000 12,000 7004145000000000000 ♠ 14.5 km ( 9.0 mi ) 828 1989 9 2009 24 Fortaleza Metro BRA Fortaleza n / a n / a 7004430000000000000 ♠ 43 km ( 26.7 mi ) n / a 2012 28 n / a 25 Metrotranvía Mendoza ARG Mendoza n / a n / a 7004125000000000000 ♠ 12.5 km ( 7.8 mi ) n / a 2012 26 n / a 26 * * Salvador Metro BRA Salvador n / a 300,000 ( Projected ) 7004300000000000000 ♠ 30 km ( 18.6 mi ) n / a 2014 19 n / a 27 * * Maceió Metro BRA Maceió n / a 40,000 ( Projected ) 7004320000000000000 ♠ 32 km ( 19.9 mi ) n / a 2014 ( ? ) n / a n / a 28 Cariri Metro BRA Crato -- Juazeiro n / a 5,000 7004139000000000000 ♠ 13.9 km ( 8.6 mi ) 360 2009 9 n / a * Corresponds to the ridership source provided for each transit system. * * Under construction. Set to open in 2014. See also List of North American light rail systems by ridership List of metro systems List of tram and light rail transit systems List of suburban and commuter rail systems Notes ^ Jump up to : This is the Average Daily Ridership figure, not an Average Weekday Ridership figure - it is averaged from the Q2 2013 Total Ridership figure for this system. Jump up ^ This Annual Ridership figure for 2012 is obtained by averaging the Average Daily Ridership for the twelve months in 2012, and then multiplying that figure by the number of days in a year. Jump up ^ The Los Teques Metro is generally considered to be part of the Caracas Metro. ^ Jump up to : Uses diesel rail vehicles, rather than the electrified vehicles used on rapid transit systems. References Jump up ^ Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. `` Comparación de afluencia total '' ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 12 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Datos de operacion '' ( Operational data ) ( in Spanish ). Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Archived from the original on 2013 - 10 - 14. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Demanda de passageiros - Metrô São Paulo ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Metrô - Home - The Company - About ''. Companhia Do Metropolitano De São Paulo. 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 18. ( in English ) Jump up ^ https://www.metrosantiago.cl/files/documentos/memoria2016/memoria-anual-2016.pdf Jump up ^ https://www.metrosantiago.cl/corporativo Jump up ^ http://www.metrodecaracas.com.ve/empresa/metrocifras/sistmet_pashist.html Jump up ^ http://www.metrorio.com.br/imagens/demonstracoes_2012.pdf Jump up ^ José Luis Brea ( 11 April 2014 ). `` La Ciudad contrató al subte de París para mejorar el servicio ''. Jump up ^ Aumentó un 12 % la cantidad de usuarios que usan el subte a diario - La Nacion, 7 May 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/transporte/bolet_transp_IVtrim12.pdf Jump up ^ `` Banco de Información Económica ( BIE ) ''. Jump up ^ `` Lima Metro a Metro ''. Jump up ^ `` Demanda de pasajeros de la Línea 1 del Metro se duplicó en estos últimos 4 meses ''. larepublica.pe. Jump up ^ `` Características Tren Eléctrico - SITEUR ''. Jump up ^ http://www.cbtu.gov.br/planos/auditorias/relatorio/gestao2012/gestao2012.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` El metro trasladó 68.5 millones de viajeros en el transcurso de 2015 '' ( The metro transported 68.5 million passengers during 2015 ). Panama America ( in Spanish ). December 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Informe Mensual de Explotación DICIEMBRE 2015 '' ( Monthly Operating Report DECEMBER 2015 ) ( pdf ). opret.gob.do ( in Spanish ). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte ( OPRET ). p. 16. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 13 -- via http://opret.gob.do/Estadisticas.aspx ). Jump up ^ `` Línea 1 '' ( Line 1 ) ( in Spanish ). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte ( OPRET ). Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Línea 2 - 1ra Etapa '' ( Line 2 - 1st Stage ) ( in Spanish ). Oficina para el Reordenamiento de Transporte ( OPRET ). Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ `` A Linha Férrea ''. Jump up ^ http://www.cbtu.gov.br/noticias/destaques/2013/mes01/080113c/080113c.html Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 25. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Webb, Mary ( ed. ) ( 2009 ). Jane 's Urban Transport Systems 2009 - 2010. p. 242. Coulsdon, Surrey ( UK ) : Jane 's Information Group. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7106 - 2903 - 6. Jump up ^ Administrator. `` Historia ''. ^ Jump up to : `` XIX Memoria Anual 2013 '' ( 2013 Annual Report ) ( pdf ) ( in Spanish ). Metro Valparaíso S.A. pp. 16, 22. Retrieved 2014 - 07 - 26. Jump up ^ `` C.A. Metro Los Teques ''. Jump up ^ `` APTA Ridership Report - Q4 2012 Report '' ( pdf ). American Public Transportation Association ( APTA ). March 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 13 -- via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/RidershipArchives.aspx. Jump up ^ http://www.metrodemaracaibo.gob.ve/index.php/noticias/103-metro-de-maracaibo-estima-movilizar-42-mil-usuarios-diarios-estas-navidades Jump up ^ http://www.clicapiaui.com/geral/10586/metro-de-teresina-e-o-que-transporta-menos-usuarios.html Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Latin_American_rail_transit_systems_by_ridership&oldid=800314624 '' Categories : Rail transport - related lists Rapid transit in Mexico Rapid transit in Brazil Rapid transit in Argentina Rapid transit in Chile Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Talk About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 19 : 22. About Wikipedia

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