List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership

Table columns:
System
Country
City served
Annual Ridership*
Average daily boardings*
System length
Ave. daily boardings per km*
Year opened
Stations
Lines
Source date

Table rows:
cells: 1
Mexico City Metro
MEX
Mexico City
1,662,562,714[1]
4,615,375[note 1]
226.5 km (140.7 mi)[2]
20,377
1969
195[2]
12[2]
2016
cells: 2
Metrô
BRA
São Paulo
895,561,000[3]
2,453,590
78.4 km (48.7 mi)[4]
32,246
1974[4]
64[4]
5[4]
2014
cells: 3
Santiago Metro
CHI
Santiago
670,100,000[5]
2,200,000[6]
103 km (64.0 mi)
17,255
1975
108
5
07/2016
cells: 4
Caracas Metro
VEN
Caracas
484,600,000[7]
1,328,000
52.4 km (32.6 mi)
25,337
1983
48
4
2009
cells: 5
MetrôRio
BRA
Rio de Janeiro
401,500,000[8]
1,100,000
58 km (36.0 mi)
26,830
1979
35
2
2012
cells: 6
Subte
ARG
Buenos Aires
365,000,000[9]
1,000,000[10]
51.9 km (32.2 mi)
19,267
1913
83
6
2014
cells: 7
Medellín Metro
COL
Medellín
165,400,000[11]
465,387
32 km (19.9 mi)
14,543
1995
34
5
2011
cells: 8
Monterrey Metro
MEX
Monterrey
156,900,000[12]
446,100
32 km (19.9 mi)
13,938
1991
31
2
2012
cells: 9
Lima Metro
PER
Lima
115,000,000[13]
320,000[14]
34.6 km (21.5 mi)
10,250
1990
26
1
12/2014
cells: 10
Tren Ligero de Guadalajara
MEX
Guadalajara
87,600,000[note 2][15]
240,000
24 km (14.9 mi)
10,000
1989
29
2
11/2013
cells: 11
Recife Metro
BRA
Recife
79,600,000[16]
285,000
44.2 km (27.5 mi)
6,448
1985
30
4
2012
cells: 12
Panama Metro
PAN
Panama City
68,500,000[17]
260,000[17]
13.7 km (8.5 mi)
12,409
2014
12
1
2015
cells: 13
Santo Domingo Metro
DOM
Santo Domingo
66,236,092[18]
181,468[18][note 1]
27.4 km (17.0 mi)[19][20]
5,497
2008
30
2
09/2013
cells: 14
Trensurb
BRA
Porto Alegre
62,000,000[21]
170,000
39 km (24.2 mi)
4,359
1985
19
1
2011
cells: 15
Belo Horizonte Metro
BRA
Belo Horizonte
57,419,280[22]
157,300
28.1 km (17.5 mi)
5,598
1986
19
1
2012
cells: 16
Metrô-DF
BRA
Brasília
54,750,000[23]
150,000
42.4 km (26.3 mi)
3,538
2001
24
2
2009
cells: 17
Xochimilco Light Rail
MEX
Mexico City
21,000,000[24]
57,534
12.8 km (8.0 mi)
4,495
1986
18
1
2007
cells: 18
Valencia Metro
VEN
Valencia
17,200,000[25]
62,000
6.2 km (3.9 mi)
10,000
2006
7
1
2012
cells: 19
Valparaíso Metro
CHI
Valparaíso
20,120,000[26]
55,123
43 km (26.7 mi)[26]
1,096
2005
20
1
2013
cells: 20
Los Teques Metro[note 3]
VEN
Los Teques/Caracas
13,000,000[27]
35,616
10.2 km (6.3 mi)
3,490
2006
3
1
08/2013
cells: 21
Tren Urbano
PUR
San Juan
11,023,500 [28]
40,600
17.2 km (10.7 mi)
2,360
2004
16
1
Q4 2012
cells: 22
Maracaibo Metro
VEN
Maracaibo
9,000,000[29]
42,000
6.5 km (4.0 mi)
3,490
2006
6
1
2011
cells: 23
Teresina Metro[note 4]
BRA
Teresina
4,300,000[30]
12,000
14.5 km (9.0 mi)
828
1989
9
1
2009
cells: 24
Fortaleza Metro
BRA
Fortaleza
n/a
n/a
43 km (26.7 mi)
n/a
2012
28
2
n/a
cells: 25
Metrotranvía Mendoza
ARG
Mendoza
n/a
n/a
12.5 km (7.8 mi)
n/a
2012
26
1
n/a
cells: 26**
Salvador Metro
BRA
Salvador
n/a
300,000 (Projected)
30 km (18.6 mi)
n/a
2014
19
2
n/a
cells: 27**
Maceió Metro
BRA
Maceió
n/a
40,000 (Projected)
32 km (19.9 mi)
n/a
2014(?)
n/a
1
n/a
cells: 28
Cariri Metro[note 4]
BRA
Crato–Juazeiro
n/a
5,000
13.9 km (8.6 mi)
360
2009
9
1
n/a

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