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. For light rail systems in the United States and Canada, these figures come from the American Public Transit Association (APTA) Ridership Reports statistics. For Mexico, the figures are obtained from Banco de Información Económica's Instituto Nacional de Estadísitica y Geografía (INEGI), and the daily figures represent daily passenger trips averaged from the monthly and quarterly ridership figures. "Daily boardings per mile" figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 or 10.
The question of which systems would qualify as "light rail transit systems" is debatable, so this table includes some systems (such as Toronto's) which are technically streetcars rather than "true" light rail.
Systems
| System | Country | City/Area served | Annual ridership (2024) | Avg. daily weekday boardings (weekdays, Q3 2025) | System length | Avg. daily boardings per mile (Q4 2024) | Year opened | Stations | Lines | Year last expanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano | MEX | Guadalajara | 168,603,000 | 449,362 | 47.0 km (29.2 mi) | 15,432 | 1989 | 48 | 3 | 2020 |
| CTrain | CAN | Calgary | 94,097,200 | 279,200 | 59.9 km (37.2 mi) | 7,212 | 1981 | 45 | 2 | 2014 |
| Toronto streetcar system | CAN | Toronto | 79,295,000 | 223,700 | 82 km (51 mi) | 4,622 | 1861 | 708 | 11 | 2016[citation needed] |
| Metro Rail light rail: A, C, E, & K lines | USA | Los Angeles | 46,178,300 | 142,400 | 169.3 km (105.2 mi) | 1,672 | 1990 | 98 | 4 | 2025 |
| San Diego Trolley (incl. Silver Line) | USA | San Diego | 41,069,900 | 124,000 | 105 km (65 mi) | 1,958 | 1981 | 62 | 4 | 2021 |
| MBTA light rail: Green Line & Mattapan Line | USA | Boston | 30,631,700 | 120,200 | 42 km (26 mi) | 3,903 | 1897; 1929[citation needed] | 74 | 2 | 2022 |
| Link light rail: 1 Line, 2 Line, and T Line | USA | Seattle and Tacoma | 30,438,000 | 125,900 | 75.88 km (47.15 mi) | 2,686 | 2003 | 45 | 3 | 2025 |
| Xochimilco Light Rail | MEX | Mexico City | 29,545,000 | 96,835 | 13.04 km (8.10 mi) | 12,010 | 1986 | 18 | 1 | 2008[citation needed] |
| Muni Metro (incl. F Market) | USA | San Francisco | 29,361,800 | 105,400 | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | 2,661 | 1980 | 152 | 8 | 2023 |
| Edmonton LRT | CAN | Edmonton | 29,145,000 | 95,500 | 37.3 km (23.2 mi) | 4,720 | 1978 | 29 | 3 | 2024 |
| MAX Light Rail | USA | Portland, Oregon | 24,383,900 | 65,500 | 97 km (60 mi)[citation needed] | 1,232 | 1986[citation needed] | 97[citation needed] | 5[citation needed] | 2015[citation needed] |
| DART rail | USA | Dallas | 22,237,700 | 64,000 | 192 km (119 mi) | 771 | 1996 | 73 | 5 | 2025 |
| NJ Transit Light Rail | USA | Newark, New Jersey, as well as Hudson, Mercer, Burlington, and Camden Counties. | 22,215,800 | 65,312 | 174.0 km (108.1 mi) | 578 | 1935 | 86 | 3 | 2011 |
| O-Train | CAN | Ottawa | 20,838,300 | 71,600 | 35.6 km (22.1 mi) | 9,820 | 2019 | 25 | 3 | 2025 |
| METRO Light Rail | USA | Minneapolis | 15,489,100 | 35,900 | 35.1 km (21.8 mi) | 2,045 | 2004 | 37 | 2 | 2014 |
| SEPTA Metro light rail: Subway–Surface Trolleys (T), Media–Sharon Hill Line (D), & Route 15 Trolley (G) | USA | Philadelphia | 15,281,900 | 55,800 | 110.1 km (68.4 mi) | 816 | 1858 | >100 | 8 | 2005[citation needed] |
| TRAX (light rail) | USA | Salt Lake City | 13,965,200 | 39,400 | 72.1 km (44.8 mi) | 1,002 | 1999 | 50 | 3 | 2013[citation needed] |
| METRORail | USA | Houston | 13,456,400 | 41,900 | 36.9 km (22.9 mi) | 1,843 | 2004 | 37 | 3 | 2015 |
| RTD Light Rail | USA | Denver | 11,161,800 | 43,300 | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) | 646 | 1994 | 46 | 6 | 2017 |
| Valley Metro Rail | USA | Phoenix | 11,100,300 | 36,900 | 62 km (38.5 mi) | 823 | 2008 | 50 | 2[citation needed] | 2025 |
| St. Louis MetroLink | USA | St. Louis | 7,135,000 | 21,800 | 74.0 km (46.0 mi) | 413 | 1993 | 37 | 2 | 2006 |
| Lynx Rapid Transit Services | USA | Charlotte, North Carolina | 6,528,600 | 21,100 | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) | 1,143 | 2007 | 15 | 1 | 2018[citation needed] |
| SacRT light rail | USA | Sacramento, California | 6,580,000 | 22,100 | 69.0 km (42.9 mi) | 455 | 1987 | 53 | 3 | 2015 |
| Streetcars in New Orleans | USA | New Orleans | 3,535,600 | 8,800 | 35.9 km (22.3 mi) | 412 | 1835[citation needed] | streetcar-like surface stops[citation needed] | 4 | 2013 |
| VTA light rail | USA | San Jose, California | 4,914,100 | 16,100 | 67.9 km (42.2 mi) | 374 | 1987 | 62 | 3 | 2005 |
| Baltimore Light RailLink | USA | Baltimore | 5,015,100 | 14,500 | 53.1 km (33.0 mi) | 460 | 1992[citation needed] | 33 | 3 | 1997[citation needed] |
| Ion rapid transit | CAN | Kitchener and Waterloo | 5,654,810 | 13,000 | 19.3 km (12.0 mi)[circular reference] | 1,083 | 2019 | 19 | 1 | n/a |
| Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit | USA | Morgantown | - | 12,000 | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) | 1975 | 5 | 1 | 1979 | |
| The T: Pittsburgh Light Rail | USA | Pittsburgh | 3,236,100 | 9,964 | 42.2 km (26.2 mi) | 344 | 1984[citation needed] | 53 | 3 | 2012 |
| San Francisco cable car system | USA | San Francisco | 5,719,900 | 14,900 | 8.4 km (5.2 mi)[citation needed] | 2,685 | 1878 | streetcar-like surface stops[citation needed] | 3 | 1952[citation needed] |
| Portland Streetcar | USA | Portland | 2,373,341 | 8,339 | 11.83 km (7.35 mi) | 1,135 | 2001 | 76 | 2 | 2012 |
| Buffalo Metro Rail | USA | Buffalo, New York | 2,433,300 | 6,600 | 10.3 km (6.4 mi)[citation needed] | 254 | 1985[citation needed] | 14 | 1 | n/a |
| KC Streetcar | USA | Kansas City, Missouri | 1,856,129 | 4,393 | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) | 1,996 | 2016 | 31 | 1 | 2025 |
| SPRINTER | USA | Oceanside, California | 1,362,600 | 5,600 | 35 km (22 mi) | 341 | 2008 | 15 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Streetcar | USA | Seattle | 1,326,500 | 4,200 | 6.1 km (3.8 mi)[citation needed] | 1,105 | 2007 | 17 | 2 | 2016 |
| RTA Rapid Transit: Blue, Green, and Waterfront Lines | USA | Cleveland | 661,500 | 2,500 | 24.6 km (15.3 mi) | 163 | 1913 | 34 | 2 | 1996 |
| Tide Light Rail | USA | Norfolk, Virginia | 771,500 | 2,500 | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) | 338 | 2011 | 11 | 1 | n/a |
| DC Streetcar | USA | Washington, D.C. | 721,700 | 2,200 | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) | 917 | 2016 | 8 | 1 | 2016 |
| TECO Line Streetcars | USA | Tampa, Florida | 1,428,700 | 3,489 | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | 1,292 | 2002[citation needed] | 11 | 1 | 2010[citation needed] |
| Sun Link | USA | Tucson, Arizona | 1,724,900 | 5,800 | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) | 1,487 | 2014[citation needed] | 22 | 1 | n/a |
| The Hop | USA | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 760,321 | 1,426 | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | 2018 | 18 | 1 | 2018 | |
| El Paso Streetcar | USA | El Paso, Texas | 130,600 | 600 | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) | 2018 | 27 | 2 | 2018 | |
| Atlanta Streetcar | USA | Atlanta, Georgia | 184,500 | 600 | 4.3 km (2.7 mi)[citation needed] | 111 | 2014[citation needed] | 12[citation needed] | 1[citation needed] | n/a |
| MATA Trolleys | USA | Memphis, Tennessee | 365,400 | 800 | 10.1 km (6.3 mi)[citation needed] | 0 | 1993 | 25 | 3 | 2004 |
Excluded systems
The following systems have been excluded from the ridership table above (generally because the system's ridership statistics are not tracked by APTA):
- Galveston Island Trolley (Galveston, TX)
- Kenosha Streetcars (Kenosha, WI)
- Metro Streetcar (Little Rock, AR)
- River Street Streetcar (Savannah, GA)
See also
- Light rail in North America
- Light rail
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of United States light rail systems by ridership
- Light rail in the United States
- Streetcars in North America
- List of Latin American rail transit systems by ridership
- List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
- List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
- List of rail transit systems in the United States
- Public transportation
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