The following is a list of commuter rail systems in the United States, ranked by ridership. All figures come from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Ridership Reports Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2023, unless otherwise indicated.
List
| Rank | System | Major cities served | Annual ridership (2024) | Average ridership weekdays, Q3 2025 | Route length | Average ridership per mile weekdays, Q3 2025 | Year Opened | Lines | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Island Rail Road | New York | 83,777,900 | 325,500 | 321 miles (517 km) | 862 | 1834 | 11 | 124 |
| 2 | Metro-North Railroad | New York / Stamford / New Haven | 67,778,000 | 255,700 | 385 miles (620 km) | 611 | 1983 | 5 | 122 |
| 3 | NJ Transit Rail Operations | New York / Newark / Trenton / Philadelphia | 59,447,200 | 140,666 | 530 miles (850 km) | 265 | 1983 | 11 | 164 |
| 4 | Metra | Chicago, IL | 34,877,600 | 183,200 | 487.5 miles (784.6 km) | 346 | 1984 | 11 | 243 |
| 5 | MBTA Commuter Rail | Boston / Worcester / Providence | 30,343,900 | 100,200 | 429 miles (690 km) | 282 | 1973 | 13 | 142 |
| 6 | SEPTA Regional Rail | Philadelphia / Trenton / Wilmington | 22,742,200 | 84,700 | 280 miles (450 km) | 278 | 1983 | 13 | 153 |
| 7 | RTD Commuter Rail | Denver | 8,331,200 | 37,300 | 54.09 miles (87.05 km) | 518 | 2016 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Caltrain | San Francisco / San Jose | 7,201,600 | 40,300 | 77 miles (124 km) | 321 | 1863 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Metrolink | Los Angeles / San Bernardino / Anaheim / Riverside / Irvine | 5,647,700 | 20,200 | 545.7 miles (878.2 km) | 35 | 1992 | 7 | 62 |
| 10 | Tri-Rail | Miami / Fort Lauderdale | 4,952,500 | 13,000 | 80 miles (130 km) | 193 | 1987 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | MARC Train | Baltimore / Washington, D.C. | 4,187,100 | 19,300 | 187 miles (301 km) | 74 | 1984 | 3 | 43 |
| 12 | FrontRunner | Salt Lake City | 4,128,700 | 14,900 | 88 miles (142 km) | 170 | 2008 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Sounder commuter rail | Seattle / Tacoma | 1,875,400 | 8,200 | 82 miles (132 km) | 88 | 2000 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | South Shore Line | Chicago / South Bend | 1,766,600 | 7,200 | 90 miles (140 km) | 70 | 1908 | 1 | 18 |
| 15 | Virginia Railway Express | Washington, D.C. | 1,605,300 | 10,500 | 90 miles (140 km) | 70 | 1992 | 2 | 18 |
| 16 | eBART | Contra Costa County, CA | 1,286,400 | 4,800 | 10.1 miles (16.3 km) | 446 | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Keystone Service | Philadelphia / Harrisburg | 1,269,005 | 3,200 | 104.6 miles (168.3 km) | 31 | 1972 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | Trinity Railway Express | Dallas / Fort Worth | 1,265,500 | 4,400 | 34 miles (55 km) | 121 | 1996 | 1 | 10 |
| 19 | SunRail | Greater Orlando, Florida | 1,215,400 | 4,900 | 49 miles (79 km) | 94 | 2014 | 1 | 17 |
| 20 | Capitol Corridor | San Jose / Oakland / Sacramento | 1,032,632 | 1,847 | 168 miles (270 km) | 11 | 1991 | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit | San Rafael / Santa Rosa | 973,700 | 4,800 | 48 miles (77 km) | 76 | 2017 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | Coaster | San Diego / Oceanside | 871,200 | 3,500 | 41 miles (66 km) | 73 | 1995 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | TEXRail | Fort Worth | 809,300 | 2,400 | 27 miles (43 km) | 81 | 2019 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | Rail Runner Express | Albuquerque / Santa Fe | 773,900 | 2,500 | 97 miles (156 km) | 29 | 2006 | 1 | 13 |
| 25 | Altamont Corridor Express | San Jose / Stockton | 763,800 | 2,900 | 86 miles (138 km) | 36 | 1998 | 1 | 10 |
| 26 | Downeaster | Boston / Brunswick, ME | 591,948 | 1,219 | 148 miles (238 km) | 8 | 2001 | 1 | 12 |
| 27 | CapMetro Rail | Austin | 562,600 | 2,000 | 32 miles (51 km) | 50 | 2010 | 1 | 9 |
| 28 | A-Train | Denton, TX | 273,000 | 1,100 | 21 miles (34 km) | 48 | 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 | Shore Line East | New Haven | 176,979 | 600 | 59 miles (95 km) | 10 | 1990 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Northstar Line | Minneapolis | 127,400 | 400 | 40 miles (64 km) | 13 | 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | WeGo Star | Nashville | 125,900 | 600 | 32 miles (51 km) | 16 | 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | WES Commuter Rail | Beaverton, OR, Wilsonville | 118,900 | 500 | 14.7 miles (23.7 km) | 20 | 2009 | 1 | 5 |
Systems excluded from ridership table
| System | Largest city(s) served | Opened | Route length (mi) | Reason(s) for exclusion from Ridership table |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Line | Hartford / New Haven / Springfield | 2018 | 63 | APTA does not provide ridership figures for this system. |
| Arrow | San Bernardino | 2022 | 9 | This system is currently too new for APTA to provide ridership figures. |
| Silver Line | Dallas | 2025 | 26 | This system is currently too new for APTA to provide ridership figures. |
See also
- Commuter rail in North America
- List of rail transit systems in the United States
- List of United States light rail systems
- List of United States local bus agencies
- List of United States rapid transit systems
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