Public Transportation
Boston Has the Busiest Light Rail Network
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Boston has the busiest light rail network of so-called urbanized areas, or cities with linked suburban areas, in the United States. As of 2015 66.3 million unlinked passenger trips were clocked in Massachusetts biggest city. Los Angeles and the Bay Area have pretty busy networks too.
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This chart shows the top 10 cities with the busiest light rail systems (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)
World's busiest light rail networks in 2018, ranked by ridership (in millions)
U.S. cities with the busiest heavy rail systems in 2023, by ridership (in million unlinked transit passenger trips)*
U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*
U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*
World's busiest metro networks in 2019 and 2020, ranked by number of trips (in millions)
Cities with the busiest bus rapid transit (BRT) networks worldwide as of 2022, ranked by ridership (in millions)
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